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Villa Minvielle
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Villa / 3 bedrooms / sleeps 8
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Villa / 3 bedrooms / sleeps 8
|Key Info
Villa Minvielle is located in a quiet village with peaceful walks along the Gave d'Oloron (River) where you can spend a sunny afternoon paddling in the clear mountain waters. Our local Spa town is a 10mins drive and offers a wide range of cafes, shops, local markets and many excellent restaurants offer a 3 course lunch for 13 Euros.
The cosmopolitan city of Pau and the Atlantic beaches of Biarritz are 40mins away, travel a further 15mins and you will reach the Spanish boarder, Lourdes and the Pyrenees mountains.The area offers a wide choice of activities including spending a day pampering yourself at the Spa, fishing, golf, white water sports, horse riding, surfing and of course peaceful walks through the Pyrenees mountains.
The Villa has been freshly decorated throughout with natural colours offering bright and comfortable surrounding, making it the perfect choice for groups or friends and families alike with who enjoying being close to the mountains and with the added bonus of being only 40mins to Biarritz with it beautiful sandy beaches, many outstanding restaurants and cafes where you can enjoying a lazy afternoon lunch while soaking up the sun and watching the world go by, after all that is what a holiday is all about.
Leisure Lake with lifeguard and water sports 20 mins from Villa (Great for family days out)
|Sleeps up to 8, 3 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|Biarritz 45 km
|Will consider
|Corporate bookings, House swap, Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car essential
|Nearest Amenities
|3 km
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Biarritz and Pau 45 km, Nearest railway: Biarritz 45 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Log fire, DVD player
|Central heating, TV, CD player
|Kettle, Iron, Hair dryer
|Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 Shower rooms
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (4), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 8
|Linen provided
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Secure parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Wheelchair users
|Further details indoors
*All rooms are on the ground floor which makes it easy for children or people who have difficulties climbing stairs.
*The Grande bedroom, leading off of the lounge, has 2 double beds and lovely sunny views over the garden making this an ideal family room. This room also has a lockable adjoining double bedroom.
* Outdoor swimming pool at our local Spa town 10 mins from the Villa (Great for family days out)
* Leisure Lake with lifeguard and water sports 20 mins from Villa (Great for family days out)
*Secure off road parking available for 3 cars.
|Further details outdoors
The courtyard provides plenty of shade for enjoying dining alfresco and the large secure enclosed sunny grassed garden area allows plenty of room for children of all ages to play games while you sit back and relax on the sun loungers enjoying the sunshine and a nice glass of chilled local wine.
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The Bearn region
This corner of South West France has a lovely sunny climate with plenty of outdoor activities including lazy days at the beachs of Biarritz or Hossgoron, hiking the high Pyrenees or strolling through the lower valleys exploring the traditional mountain villages.
French people have been choosing to holiday in the Bearn region of France as it is very inexpensive and not overcrowded like some other areas of France, so if you enjoy driving along quiet country roads and strolling through medieval towns filled with history and culture then the Bearn region would be a great location.
The Villa is located 10mins from the unique and fascinating Pay Basque region which allows you to sample a very different French culture, food and history.
The Villa is only 5 mins away from the Pay Basque region of France with their unique culture,architecture and food. Enjoy lunch in the Basque town of St-Jean-Pied-de-Port which is renowned for it's mountain pork and fresh water trout or get lost in the many chocolate shops of Bayonne!!
Spain makes a great day trip for enjoying the Pintox (Tapa's) in the many bar's and restaurants of San Sebastien and is only a short drive from the Villa
The villa is 5mins from the Medieval Cite of Sauveterre de Béarn, which has all your local amenities and a lovely little tea house located on the banks of the river with spectacular views to the Pyrénées. You can also hire bikes in the town or take part in the many watresports on offer, including white water rafting and canoeing.
The clear mountain waters of the Gave d'oloron are famous for hosting the annual world fishing championships runs through Sauveterre and meanders through our village (5mins walk from Villa).Tourist permits can be purchased from any of the local Tobac or fishing tackle shops for 30 euros for 15 days. Fishing season March to September. Many of our guests enjoy walking down to the river from the Villa and spending the afternoon fishing or paddling in the crystal clear pyrenees waters.
The local Spa town of Salies de Béarn is only 10mins away and has an outdoor swimming pool, great for cooling off on those hot summer days, there is also a casino and a wide selection of cafes, restaurants, coffee shop, a supermarket as well as a weekly market on a Thursday morning. Salies is known locally as Venice Béarnaise because of the gentle canal which flows through the town lapping gently against the traditional timbered Béarnaise houses. You can visit the Thermal Spa and pamper yourself with the many treatments on offer.
The town of Orthez has a lovely lake with a large sandy beach. There is a lifegard on site with watersports available which makes it very popular day trip for families enjoying a picnic or dining at the waterfront restaurant.
Salies is renowned for it's annual festival.
Tourist offices are located at Sauveterre and Salies.
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Last-Minute Rally Rescues Funds in November, Morningstar Canada Data Show07:00 EST Friday, December 02, 2011TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2011 /CNW/ - Investment funds in Canada were heading for yet another disastrous month until the final days of November, when key economic announcements triggered a wave of renewed optimism. Only seven of the 22 Morningstar Canada Fund Indices that track equity categories had positive returns for the month, but most of those that were in the red lost less than 1% at month-end, according to preliminary performance data released today by Morningstar Canada."Investors who didn't pay attention in the last three days of November would be shocked to see how much can change over such a short time," said Morningstar Fund Analyst Salman Ahmed. "The S&P/TSX Composite shot up 6.5% while the S&P500 was up 4.5% (in Canadian dollar terms). The S&P 500 returns would have been higher for Canadian investors were it not for the loonie's rise versus the U.S. dollar during that time. This is in stark contrast to how the market performed during the first 27 days of the month, when equity markets were down across the board."As of Nov. 27, the Morningstar Canadian Equity Fund Index was looking at a 6.3% loss for the month to date, but following the month-end rally the funds in that category ended the month with just a 0.5% loss. Similarly, the fund index that tracks the U.S. Equity category closed the books on November with a 1.1% gain even though just three days earlier its month-to-date return was a 4.2% loss."The rally was largely attributable to easing concerns over Europe. Reports of a rescue plan for Italy, which were quickly dismissed by the International Monetary Fund as false, triggered a show of confidence that governing bodies would be able to coordinate a plan of action. The market was rewarded with the announcement that central banks worldwide would work on a coordinated effort to provide liquidity," Ahmed said.Excluding sector-specific categories, the only other equity-based Morningstar Canada Fund Indices to post gains in November were U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity with 1.5%, North American Equity with 0.4% and Japanese Equity with 0.2%. There was an unusually eclectic mix of fund categories at the top of the performance table that also featured the Health Care Equity, 2025+ Target Date Portfolio, and Real Estate Equity fund indices, with gains of 1.5%, 1.4%, and 1.3%, respectively. The top performer for the month was the Morningstar Canadian Long Term Fixed Income Fund Index with a 2.3% return.One of the worst performers in November was the fund index that measures the Financial Services Equity category, which lost 3.6%. "Investors continue to be skeptical regarding banks. Their sharp rally over the last few days dampened what was otherwise dismal performance. Adding to investors' woes was a downgrade of numerous corporate credit ratings by rating agency Standard & Poor's. Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and JPMorgan in the United States, along with UBS, Barclays, and HSBC were all downgraded," Ahmed said.For more on November fund performance, go to www.morningstar.ca.Morningstar Canada's preliminary fund performance figures are based on change in funds' net asset values per share during the month, and do not necessarily include end-of-month income distributions. Final performance figures will be published on www.morningstar.ca next week.About MorningstarMorningstar Research Inc. is a Canadian subsidiary of Chicago-based Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. Morningstar provides data on approximately 330,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 5 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services and has more than $167 billion in assets under advisement and management as of Sept. 30, 2011. The company has operations in 26 countries.For further information: Salman Ahmed, Fund Analyst, Morningstar Canada, (416) 484-7823; Christian Charest, Editor, Morningstar Canada, (416) 484-7817

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THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release
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October 27 2012, 04:56 AM
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You could tell the entire Hobbit novel in two hours and forty minutes. Seriously, he's going to do three movies on The Hobbit that are going to clock in at at least eight hours? Oh, but of course, Peter Jackson is a genius. The same genius who decided to take a ninety-minute movie in King Kong and turn into into a bloated, three-hour-plus "epic."
Nail on the head.
However one parses it Jackson had more individual material for each one of his LOTR movies - including
The Two Towers
, which shifted a chunk of the novel's actual story to the next film - than he does for the entire Hobbit Trilogy. While incorporating the appendices played an important role in the LOTR films (Arwen's story is drawn entirely from it), it'll play a much more significant and larger role in these films.
Wrong, utterly utterly wrong. The Hobbit has a huge amount of events in it. But it appears to be less then the other books because its written simpler. Almost no dialogue, little description of detail (at least in comparison to how he wrote the Lord of the Rings). Even his prose is much shorter in the Hobbit. But a huge number of events take place. Compare them to similar events in Lord of the Rings and you will see a sizable page difference.
Bilbo's story is (the time from his point of view in his universe) takes as long as Frodo's does, once Frodo packs and leaves Bag End (So kill a few chapters out of Fellowship). The difference is the stakes for the most part are smaller, and that the writing is much, much sparser.
Now you might not like that he is making the films in the same style and manner of the Lord of the Rings. Now thats a valid issue. Perhaps you wanted a brisk first person telling jumping from event to event. Maybe you wanted little to no dialogue, like the story. Thats fine.
But once the choice was made to tell the story in the third person (like Lotr), to have events take time to actually occur, to show the passage of time and getting from place to place. You are looking at a long story. Remember the Lord of the Rings was written just like the Hobbit as one book. Jackson told an 11 hour version of that book, and left hours still on the cutting room floor.
Sp far the only thing I don't like is unlike LoTR, where the first teaser announced it was a multipart film, so far no trailer has mentioned this being a multiple part film. Sure there has been a lot of mainstream press, trade press, and geek press, but the actually tv and movie trailers have yet to make notice of that.
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Actually I strongly disagreed with you about Jackson not having to cu (he always cuts things from movies) just because he can make a three hour movie anytime doesn't mean he isn't cutting a lot of material as well. He is known for shooting a huge amount of material.
I disagreed about most extended cuts not being good. In fact that aren't that many films that actually have extended cuts released. Now a lot of films put out cut scenes, but the vast majority don't actually edit them into extended cuts. The majority of actual extended cut films I have scene I enjoyed more.
I also don't think keeping a run time from studio mandate is a good thing. If a book as the material for 3 or four hours I want to see it. If a studio says you must turn in a cut of 2 hours (something quite common back when I was younger the 70's and 80's) doesn't mean thats the best way to tell that story. See plenty I disagreed with you.
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Welcome to one of the oldest and most important Christian pilgrimage routes in the world!
The Way of St. James – El Camino Pilgrimage in Spain - (This is a Walking Tour)
Santiago de Compostela is the final resting place and tomb of St. James. While you will be removed from the routine of your everyday life, rest assured you will be taken care of with outstanding accommodations, meals and transportation with van/bus driving parallel to the path you walk each day. Should at any point you feel tired, need water, or any medical assistance, it will be readily available to you at check points that are set up along the way on your path. "Tourists pass through places, places pass through Pilgrims"
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This is such a magnificent pilgrimage, that it is a subject of the 2010 movie directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his father Martin Sheen called 'The Way'. This is a very interesting movie that encompasses elements of the pilgrimage that 206 Tours offers – called: The Way of St James (El Camino) – highlighting Spain's spectacular Santiago de Compostela. The movie is based on a story of an American Father and Doctor (played by Martin Sheen) who decides to travel to Spain in order to walk the 'El Camnio' in order to follow in the footsteps of his son (played by Emilo Estevez) who dies on this journey.
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Important notice: this itinerary involves an average of 13-17 miles daily of walking/hiking. It is essential that participants be in fit condition in order to complete the journey. We will have assistance vehicles (motor coach) available to assist pilgrims who are unable to complete a particular leg of the journey.
Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:
Day 1, Depart USA
Board your overnight transatlantic flights from your home town. Meals are served on board.
Day 2, Arrive Madrid
Upon arrival in Madrid you will be greeted by your driver and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon we will visit the Capital city of Spain. We will see the Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor, Retiro park, and the Prado Museum. Dinner and overnight in Madrid.
Day 3, Madrid – Foncebadon – Iron Cross – O Cebreiro – Sarria (Walking day, 3 miles / 4.8 km)
After breakfast, we will make our way from Madrid to Sarria, the point of entry to the beautiful landscapes on the oriental side of Galicia such as Ancares and Caurel. Along the way, we will walk through Foncebadon and stop by the "Iron Cross" which is a monument where all of those who take on this walk, lay a stone. Before arriving in Sarria, you will walk through O Cebrerio, located in the middle of the mountains, and with 1300 meters under your feet, it makes for a wonderful panoramic view. This village has been a very important pilgrimage sight always due to the Eucharistic Miracle that took place there. Dinner and overnight in Sarria
Day 4, Sarria - Portomarín (walking day, 14.3 Miles / 22.88 km)
After breakfast we will go to the Pilgrim Office to request our Pilgrim Passport and we will start our walking pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In the spirit of St James the Apostle, we become authentic pilgrims, journeying along an outer road (and the road within). Our walking trip will finish in Portomarin. The town, which dates back to the Roman Age, was an important halt along the Route in the Middle Ages. The old Portomarín lies beneath the waters of the dam built in 1962. But before flooding the town, many monuments were moved, stone by stone. Such was the case of the church-fortress of the Knights of San Juan of Jerusalem, who once run the old hospital that lies beneath the waters of the Miño river, along with the old Medieval and Roman bridges. Dinner and overnight at Portomarin.
Day 5, Portomarin - Palas de Rei (walking day, 15 Miles / 24km)
Breakfast in the hotel. From Portomarín we'll set off into the woods on our journey towards Palas de Rei, once an important town in the Middle Ages. It had a Royal Hospital and the church of San Tirso stands on its lands, with a Romanesque portal. On the hilly walk we'll continue through field and forest passing countless granaries, hórreos, and wayside crosses or cruceiros (usually depicting on once side Christ and the other the Virgin), both very characteristic of the Galician landscape. Evening at leisure. Optional visit to the Monastery of Vilar de Donas, the fine Romanesque temple that stands majestically is remarkable for its Gothic paintings from the 16 C, and the busts of the "donas" or ladies that founded the house and its central apse in the 14th-century. The temple also treasures several sarcophagi of Knights of the Order of Santiago along with a stone retable that depicts the eucharistic miracle of O Cebreiro. Dinner and overnight at Palas de Rei.
Day 6, Palas de Rei - Arzua (walking day, 18 Miles / 28.8km)
Breakfast in the hotel. The walk sets off from Palas and ends up at a the bustling small town of Arzua. We finish our day with a visit to Melide. This town is crucial to the Route, because it is the place where the French and the Oviedo Routes converge. At the entrance to the town there is a crossroads from the 14 C, one of the oldest in Galicia. The present Parish Church was the former church of the Monastery of Sancti Spiritus. It contains stately sepulchers. Worthy of note are also the small chapel of San Roque, with its transept from the 14-century, and the Romanesque church of Santa María. Today we also pass from Galicia's Lugo province to Galicia's A Coruña province. A Medieval bridge leads pilgrims to Ribadiso, before arriving at Arzua, the next halt on our journey. Surrounded by beautiful scenerywe see the Gothic Chapel of Magdalena, the only part of the old Augustinian monastery that has come down to us. The little town is famous nowadays for its Galician cheese factories. The chestnuts and oaks give way to eucalyptus. Dinner and overnight in Arzua.
Day 7, Arzua (day of rest)
Today we will take a break to rest our bodies and tired feet. After Mass you will have time at leisure to relax and reflect on your journey thus far. Dinner and overnight in Arzua.
Day 8, Arzua - Arca do Pino/Rua (walking day, 11 Miles / 17.6 km)
After breakfast we will continue our trek to Arca do Pino, the largest community before Santiago, immersing ourselves in the fragrant eucalyptus groves. We'll picnic en route. After arrival in Arca, you can take a quiet walk around this village. The emotion is reflected in the faces of the pilgrims. The tiredness accumulated during the pilgrimage is not apparent. Many things are on the pilgrims minds: The list of all the sights to see in Santiago, the visit to the Apostle, the intention to pick up the document that certifies that the Route to Santiago has been made. Optional visit to the grandiose Monastery of Sobrado, Galicia's first Cistercian monastery and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Renovations in the 17th and 18th centuries amply embellished the façade, church and side chapel. Dinner and overnight in Arca do Pino.
Day 9, Arca do Pino - Monte do Gozo - Santiago (walking day, 14 Miles / 22.4 km)
After breakfast we set out to make the last and final stage of our journey to reach the famed city of Santiago. En route we'll stop for our picnic on the Monte del Gozo (Mount Joy) from which the spires of the Cathedral are first visible. We will soon arrive at the Cathedral, the destination we have been yearning to reach. This architectural masterpiece is the most important Romanesque monument. After arrival in the Cathedral square and saying thanks to God for taking care of us during our pilgrimage, we'll check into our hotel. Free time. Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.
Day 10, Santiago de Compostela
After breakfast we will visit and celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of St. James, one of the finest examples of architecture in all of Europe. Access to the Doorway of Glory is via the Obradoiro façade. Once in its interior, we will be carried away by the emotions produced by the sight of so many extraordinary valuable works of art. Tradition invites us to perform some rites: The most important and meaningful one is the hug to the Saint, go under the main altar and visit the crypt where the relics of St. James are preserved. After free time for lunch we continue our visit to the city of Santiago: Obradoiro Square, Fonseca Palace, Gelmirez Palace, Franco Street, etc. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.
Day 11, Santiago de Compostela – USA
Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning we will say hasta luego (see you soon or good bye) to our new friends. We transfer to Santiago Airport for our return flights home to the USA
Important notice: this itinerary involves an average of 13-17 miles daily of walking / hiking. It is essential that participants be in fit condition in order to complete the journey. We will have assistance vehicles (motor coach) available to assist pilgrims who are unable to complete a particular leg of the journey.
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*Although this is a "walking tour" – rest assured that everything will be taken care of by 206 Tours! On your pilgrimage, you will be staying at fabulous hotels.
You will have a driver & vans following your group as well as transporting your luggage. Furthermore, if you feel the need to complete a walking segment via transportation, you can simply climb aboard our bus or van as needed. Enjoy excellent meals throughout the pilgrimage and you will have an assistant and a guide at your side from start to finish.
The Way of St James has existed for over a thousand years. It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during medieval times. It was considered one of three pilgrimages on which a plenary indulgence could be earned; the others are the Via Francigena to Rome and the pilgrimageto Jerusalem.
Legend holds that St. James's remains were carried by boat from Jerusalem to northern Spain where they were buried on the site of what is now the city of Santiago de Compostela. There are some, however, who claim that the bodily remains at Santiago belong to Priscillian, the fourth-century Galician leader of an ascetic Christian sect, Priscillianism, who was one of the first Christian heretics to be executed.
There is not a single route; the Way can take one of any number of pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela. However a few of the routes are considered main ones. Santiago is such an important pilgrimage destination because it is considered the burial site of the apostle, James the Great. During the Middle Ages, the route was highly traveled. However, the Black Plague, the Protestant Reformation and political unrest in 16th- century Europe resulted in its decline. By the 1980s, only a few pilgrims arrived in Santiago annually. However, since then, the route has attracted a growing number of modern-day pilgrims from around the globe. The route was declared the first European Cultural Route by the Council of Europe in October 1987; it was also named one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in 1993.
Today tens of thousands of Christian pilgrims and other travelers set out each year from their front doorstep, or popular starting points across Europe, to make their way to Santiago de Compostela. Most travel by foot, some by bicycle, and a few travel as some of their medieval counterparts did, on horseback or by donkey (for example, the British author and humorist Tim Moore).
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In Rails as I switch (enable / disable / loading / unloading) between plugins through routes at runtime?
For loading a especific plugin i use in the file "config/application.rb":
module MyApp
class Application < Rails::Application
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#the application only loads the plugin "default_app"
config.plugins = [:default_app]
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ActionDispatch::Callbacks.before do
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#should load:
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#making a request to: localhost:3000/load_plugin/y/:controller/:action
#should load:
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Any idea how I should do this?
I cannot do this in startup, because the plugins must have the following structure:
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each file must replace the other in accordance with the request. this should be true too, for models and views and anothers files like the assets folder


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June 5, 1946: An oil drum – with ends cut off – is placed around Robert Fields, 18, to protect him from collapsing sand in newly excavated cesspool in Los Nietos.
Fields was originally buried over his head, but quick action by his father saved him.
A short article in the next morning's Los Angeles Times explained:
The youth was helping his father, W. K. Fields, a cesspool contractor, sink the hole. As he labored at the bottom of the hole, the sand sides caved in, trapping him in a standing position.
The elder Fields frantically reached for a garden hose and thrust it down into the sand so his son could grasp the end in his lips and gulp air….
Engine Co. No. 40, of the County Fire Department, directed by Capt. Earl Dorning, later provided young Fields with an air mask which he wore as the sand was being dug away from his body. Finally, he grasped a steel cable from a winch used in building the cesspool and was hauled free of the sucking sand trap.
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How can Obama save our economy and our democracy? Humanities education
President Obama called the push to revamp our math and science education this generation's 'Sputnik moment.' But how many Americans even know what Sputnik is? Studies show US students don't know their own history. That's what the president should really be concerned about.
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Calling AmericaŌĆÖs present economic challenges ŌĆ£our generationŌĆÖs Sputnik moment,ŌĆØ President Obama used his State of the Union address last month to call for more federal spending on math and science education.
One might have wondered, while listening to the presidentŌĆÖs speech, just how many of his fellow Americans knew what Sputnik was ŌĆō and what it represented to the United States in the 1950s. Obama gave a capsule account of the Soviet satellite, launched in 1957, which shook AmericaŌĆÖs confidence about its ability to compete in space and the future world economy.
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But such analogies can fall flat in a nation full of historical illiterates, and that is what the leader of the free world should be most concerned about.
Each dayŌĆÖs headlines seem to bring fresh evidence of how little many Americans know about their countryŌĆÖs past. One survey by the nonprofit American Revolution Center found that many more Americans knew that Michael Jackson sang the hit song ŌĆ£Beat ItŌĆØ than knew that the Bill of Rights was part of the Constitution. More than one third of the survey participants didnŌĆÖt know the century in which the American Revolution took place.
Such findings suggest that the president should be worried not only about support for math and science, but also about how his country is advancing the study of the humanities.
Why humanities education matters
The humanities, which include history, art, literature, and music, are a critical wellspring of AmericaŌĆÖs creative capital, and they are also an important source of wisdom for those who wish to nourish and maintain a free society.
The Mississippi newspaperman and progressive crusader Hodding Carter II said as much in addressing college students in 1955, and his words ring with even greater urgency today. Sputnik hadnŌĆÖt yet left the launch pad when Mr. Carter offered his remarks, but he was already sensing a national preoccupation with science that threatened to obscure the virtues of the liberal arts.
CarterŌĆÖs point wasnŌĆÖt to offer a false choice between science and the humanities, but to remind his audience that an enlightened democratic society needs both. Without a deep grounding in the humanities and its insights into the individual spirit, said Carter, the Founding Fathers could not have created the Bill of Rights. ŌĆ£Its authors, though they may not have so described themselves, were in the liberal arts tradition,ŌĆØ he said.
As the age of Sputnik dawned, Carter continued to draw on literature and history to confront some of the most vexing moral issues of his time: racism, regional strife, and the implications of violence in a country constitutionally committed to civil discourse.
It's about the economy
Those concerns remain deeply relevant today, but a country no longer connected to its humanities tradition cannot hope to clearly understand and address the struggles of a free society.
But thereŌĆÖs also a real economic impact that comes with devaluing humanities education. TodayŌĆÖs students must be well-rounded, creative thinkers prepared with critical thinking skills for employment in an ever-changing global marketplace. To keep pace with such an economy, students must be lifelong learners equipped not just with specific content knowledge, but a broader background that has exposed them to a range of ideas and topics.
In a plug for liberal education in the New York TimesŌĆÖ Room for Debate commentary series, Oberlin College dean of arts and sciences Sean Decatur affirms this truth. He cites a key study showing that ŌĆ£essential learning outcomes of a liberal education are aligned with the skills most desired in prospective workers by private sector employers.ŌĆØ
But studies also consistently find that American students show a concerning deficit in their knowledge of history, geography, social studies, and civics. A 2001 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) test found that 57 percent of high school seniors scored ŌĆ£below basicŌĆØ on the NAEP United States History assessment. The New York State Social Studies initiative starkly points out that ŌĆ£In no other subject tested by NAEP are there so many students ŌĆśbelow basic.ŌĆÖŌĆØ
More important: It's about democracy
However, in his recent book, ŌĆ£Essays from the Nick of Time,ŌĆØ Mark Slouka strongly argues that the humanities canŌĆÖt simply be weighed for their economic benefits. He focuses instead on the key role of the humanities in a democracy.
Mr. Slouka notes that the humanities help cultivate ŌĆ£an individual capable of humility in the face of complexity; an individual formed through questioning and therefore unlikely to cede that right; an individual resistant to coercion, to manipulation and demagoguery in all their forms. The humanities, in short, are a superb delivery mechanism for what we might call democratic values. There is no better that I am aware of.ŌĆØ
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Those words are worth heeding as America waits, perhaps in vain, for its leaders to realize that stronger support for the humanities should be a national goal ŌĆō just as important to AmericaŌĆÖs future as science and math education, if not more so.
Danny Heitman, a columnist for The Baton Rouge Advocate, is the author of ŌĆ£A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House.ŌĆØ


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The new Atlas Macro Alternative Fund will be GLG's eighth UCITS fund. It is also likely the last new fund news to come out of an independent GLG, with the firm's shareholders set to approve its acquisition by the Man Group tomorrow.
The UCITS macro fund will mirror GLG's Atlas Macro Fund, and will feature the same management, the Financial Times reports. Former Goldman Sachs trader Driss Ben-Brahim, who joined GLG two years ago, and GLG strategy chief Jamil Baz will helm the new fund.
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