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Cyprus backs Turkey's EU bidJun 13, 2005
By Stefan NicolaUNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Who Can Govern Kosovo?Jun 09, 2005
The vitriolic debates over the Standards before Status policy have overshadowed the urgent need for good governance in Kosovo. Putting aside the question of 'who will govern' for the moment, a panel of experts recently convened to consider who can govern Kosovo by assessing the local conditions and political will to govern Kosovo responsibly, effectively and legitimately.
Bosnia on the Road to European Integration: A Status ReportMay 16, 2005
How is Bosnia and Herzegovina faring 10 years after the Dayton Accords? A delegation of Wilson Center staff recently back from a visit to Sarajevo provides this report, based on meetings with a wide range of Bosnian and international officials.
Junior Scholars' Training Seminar (JSTS)--Apply Now!Apr 15, 2005
Western Policy Center Merges with Woodrow Wilson CenterJan 10, 2005
The Wilson Center Southeast Europe Project was officially launched on January 10, 2005. All papers, commentaries, programs and related content prior to January 2005 reflect the work and product of the Western Policy Center and not the Wilson Center Southeast Europe Project.
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Healing U.S.-EU TiesNov 23, 2004
Embassy Row, The Washington Times
Strategic Engagement in a New EraOct 29, 2004
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Director: Robert Stevenson Byron Haskin Starring: Bobby Driscoll Robert Newton Basil Sydney Maurice Chevalier
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Independent Police Conduct Authority chair Sir David Carruthers wants the police watchdog to have the power to launch its own investigations.
He made the comment at Parliament's law and Order select Committee this morning.
"If a case is everywhere in the media, it seems to me slightly foolish that we can't step in and look at it ourselves," Sir David said.
Currently, the IPCA investigates police only when it has received a complaint.
Sir David said some similar bodies in overseas jurisdictions had the power to investigate under their "own motion".
He agreed with Labour MP Kris Faafoi that the recent Nelson Red Devils case, where police were criticised by a judge over their handling of a raid on the gang headquarters, "wasn't a bad example" of there the powers would be useful.
He was surprised the IPCA didn't already have the powers.
In a wide-ranging discussion with the committee, Sir David said the IPCA's investigation into complaints stemming from Operation 8 raids in the Ureweras could be released in a few weeks.
Release had been delayed because of lengthy legal action taken by people involved in the case.
The thoroughness of the inquiry had forced the IPCA to dip into its financial reserves, Sir David, a former Parole Board chair, said.
However investigators had been determined to conduct the probe "honestly and fairly".
The number of complaints the IPCA received is around 2000 a year, but had dipped slightly last year. The IPCA had no reasons for the change, and said it was too early to call it a trend.
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Dennis Miller's 'America 180' Set for 6/17 Release
Comedy Dynamics will release Dennis Miller's new stand-up CD and digital album America 180 on iTunes, Amazon, and at most physical and digital retailers and streaming outlets on June 17, 2014 to coincide with the worldwide television premiere of the special of the same name on EPIX.
In his first comedy special for EPIX, Miller examines the current state of our Union. From the antics of those running Washington, to the blunders of President Obama's healthcare initiative, to our wild efforts to save the planet one light bulb at a time, his take on today's America is both hysterical and painfully right on target. Dennis Miller: America 180° was taped at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine, California.
Since 2007, Miller has been heard daily on his Westwood One national radio talk show and is a regular contributor for The O'Reilly Factor on the FOX News Channel. Miller is a five-time Emmy Award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show "Dennis Miller Live" which ran for nine years. He garnered three Writer's Guild of America Awards for the series as well as an additional WGA Award for his special, Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane. He was also the "Weekend Update" correspondent on Saturday Night Live for six years.
Dennis Miller: America 180° an EPIX Original Comedy Event is produced by New Wave Entertainment and directed by Jay Chapman. Brian Volk-Weiss, Dennis Miller, Marc Gurvitz, Alex Murray, and Jack Vaughn are the executive producers. Join the conversation at #America180 on Twitter, and on the webpage.
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Given the table:
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `users` (
`id` bigint(20) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`name` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;
Add a couple of rows:
INSERT INTO `users` (`id`,`name`) VALUES (NULL , 'Bob'),(NULL , 'Larry'),(NULL , 'Steve');
Why, OH WHY! does this query return results:
SELECT * FROM `users` WHERE id = "2this-is-not a numeric value"
query returned 1 row(s) in 0.0003 sec
id name
2 Larry
The string used in the where clause is clearly being converted to a numeric value -- who said to do that?! I cannot find any documentation that suggests mysql or PHP would presume to auto-cast my string literal.
This only works if the numeric character is the first one in the string,
"this 2 is not numeric" would not return results.
"12 2" would become
"1 2" (one-space-two) becomes
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I'll post about that one too... The Tigers at The Brewers. They had a dissapointing loss tonight but they'll win tomorrow!
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Wells Fargo executive added to government 'reckless' spending lawsuit
The DOJ didn't leave much time for the post-JPMorgan dust to settle: A Wells Fargo executive has been added to a government lawsuit against the bank.
JPMorgan settlement represents possible turning point for Eric Holder
The DOJ has had one of its most successful two week stretches in Holder's term, capped off by the largest government penalty against a single entity in U.S. history.
DOJ investigation reveals JPMorgan ignored red flags as early as 2006
The DOJ's investigation, which led to its $13 billion dollar settlement with JPMorgan, was more than a year in the making.
Deputy U.S. attorney general finds banks' compliance lacking
In response to recent settlements and statements from the banks that they were complying, Cole claimed they were "simply too little and too late."
DOJ clears American Airlines-US Airways merger for takeoff
Under the agreement, the merged company will divest facilities at seven key airports across the country in order to keep those airports competitive.
DOJ, US Airways and AMR Corp. in settlement discussions over airline merger
The U.S. Airways-American Airlines merger may be happening sooner rather than later, based on inside sources.
BofA raises estimate from potential legal, regulatory losses to $5.1B
In the five years since the financial crisis, the top six largest banks in the U.S. have racked up $103 billion in legal costs.
Recent DOJ and FTC activity focuses on corporate antitrust and trade regulation compliance programs
Review your company's compliance policies, as general policy statements may not be enough in today's legal environment.
J.P. Morgan posts third quarter losses
The bank has posted legal expenses of around $9.2 billion dollars thus far this year and could settle a series of mortgage probes for an estimated $11 billion.
Self-regulation duties fall on the board
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Pakistan–South Korea relations
South Korea
Pakistan–South Korea relations refers to bilateral diplomatic relationship between Pakistan and South Korea. Since the 1980s, the relations between two Asian states have been improved and periodically enhanced. Pakistan has an embassy in Seoul, South Korea,[1] and South Korea has an embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.[2] South Korea is also member of Friends of Democratic Pakistan.
Trade links[edit]
Bilateral trade between the two countries is around US$1.1 billion.[3] Both sides have expressed interest to further promote the trade and investment relationship between the two countries. KOTRA (Korea Trade Centre) is playing vital role in enhancing the trade relation between Korea and Pakistan [4]
People traffic[edit]
In 2005 there were up to 7,000 Pakistanis living in South Korea.[5]
Bilateral visits[edit]
In November 2003, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf paid a three-day official visit to Seoul, South Korea.[6] In spite of Pakistan's friendly relationship with North Korea, Pakistan maintains a strong base in South Korea, with more trade agreements with South Korea and friendly treaty signed by both countries.
Overall Pakistan has supported a reunification of Korea.
See also[edit]
- ^ Pakistan embassy in Seol, South Korea
- ^ South Korean embassy in Pakistan
- ^ Friendship with Korea marks Pakistan national day
- ^ S Korea willing to extend bilateral trade with Pak
- ^ Yearbook 2004-05, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis, (Overseas Pakistanis Division), Islamabad
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Emilio Cuartero and Jace Long will compete at the 2012 NCAA Regional in Bowling Green, Ky.
May 7, 2012
Columbia, Mo. - Missouri Men's golfers Jace Long and Emilio Cuartero are headed into postseason play after being selected to participate in the 2012 NCAA Bowling Green Regional, held May 17-19 at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. The tournament host will be Western Kentucky.
"I'm excited for both Jace and Emilio," head coach Mark Leroux said, "they have been playing well this season and have earned this opportunity. It is unfortunate that the team cannot compete for a championship, but I know Jace and Emilio will represent Mizzou very well."
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 17-19. Thirteen teams and ten individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals, which The finals will be conducted May 29-June 3, at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.
As a team, the Tigers have had 10 NCAA Regional appearances, while Jace and Emillio mark the seventh and eight individual qualifiers for Mizzou in program history. The last Tiger to qualify as an individual was Peter Malnati in 2009.
Both Long and Cuartero have had standout seasons for the Tigers, and Long was recently named to the All-Big 12 Men's Golf Team. Earlier this season, Long was recognized as the Missouri Golf Association's 2011 Player of the Year and was also named to the 2012 Ben Hogan Award Watch List. He has earned a top-25 finish in each of the tournaments he competed in this season as well, which includes two first place finishes. Cuartero has earned seven top-25 finishes this season, including a first place finish at the John Dallio Memorial. Five of Cuartero's finishes were among the top-10 in the respective tournaments, and the sophomore boasts a low round score of 208 this season. Cuartero was also named to the 2012 Academic All-Big 12 team for his academic efforts this season.
NCAA Tournament Host Sites: University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga. (Georgia host), the Grandover Resort-East Course in Greensboro, N.C. (North Carolina-Greensboro Host), the University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan host), The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. (Western Kentucky host), Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla. (Oklahoma host), and the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. (Stanford host).
For more information on Missouri Golf please visit our website at mutigers.com.
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Participating Individuals: 1. Jace Long, Missouri 2. Justin Dorward, Louisville 3. Adam Hofmann, Vanderbilt 4. Emilio Cuartero, Missouri 5. Anthony Bradley, Austin Peay
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[Android™ 4.4, KitKat] How do I insert or remove the microSD™ card in my Samsung Galaxy S® 4 Active™?
Your device lets you use a microSD™ or microSDHC™ card to expand available memory space. This secure digital card lets you exchange images, music, and data with SD™ compatible devices.
Insert a microSD Card
To insert a microSD card in your device:
- Gently pull the cover off the device, using the slot on the side.
- Lift the cover up and away from the device.
- Remove your device's battery.
- Push the microSD card into the slot until it locks into place.
- Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the device, making sure the contacts align (1). Gently press down to secure the battery (2).
- Replace the back cover.
- Press along the edge of the back cover until you have a secure seal and it clicks into place.
- Gently pull the cover off the device, using the slot on the side.
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To unmount and remove a microSD card:
- You must first unmount the microSD card before removing it. From the Home screen, press Menu > Settings > More > Storage > Unmount SD card. Touch OK to finish unmounting the card.
- Remove the back cover, and remove the battery.
- Push the memory card into the slot until it clicks and releases, and then remove it from the device.
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Cool Construction Paper Kaleidoscope Artby Diana Eid
Jen Stark is an artist that creates what we could only dream of doing when we were kids; art made from construction paper.
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The following are symbols that haven't seen positive reviews. The teams may have won many games while wearing these logos, but they didn't win over the creative minds of individuals around the world.
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What can you do with toast besides slather butter and jelly on it? Create cool portraits with it!
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Bored with your keyboard? The NISHI-KI keyboard adds a touch of class & culture to this most utilitarian of peripherals. It may cost a pretty penny, but such is the price of made to order exclusivity, not to mention the gorgeous handmade decorative keys.
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Welcome to the third installment of Japan Tobacco's 'Smoking Manners for Adults' ads. With a total of 73 ads making the rounds of Japanese ad space, it's unlikely you'll see the same ad twice – but you'll definitely get the message that smoking demands consideration. Here are ads 21 through 30...
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The purpose of the instructional analysis is to estimate how well the material addresses targeted benchmarks from the perspective of what is known about student learning and effective teaching. The criteria for making such judgments are derived from research on learning and teaching and on the craft knowledge of experienced educators. In the context of science literacy, summaries of these have been formulated in Chapter 13: Effective Learning and Teaching in Science for All Americans; in Chapter 15: The Research Base of Benchmarks for Science Literacy; and of science education alone in Chapter 3: Science Teaching Standards in National Science Education Standards.
From those sources, seven criteria clusters have been identified to serve as a basis for the instructional analysis. (One could view these as standards for instructional materials.) A draft of the specific questions within each cluster is shown below. The proposition here is that (1) in the ideal all questions within each cluster would be well addressed in a material — they are not alternatives; and (2) this analysis has to be made for each benchmark separately — if we are serious about having science literate high school graduates then we want to focus effective instruction on every single one of the important ideas in Science for All Americans.
Cluster I, Providing a Sense of Purpose. Part of planning a coherent curriculum involves deciding on its purposes and on what learning experiences will likely contribute to achieving those purposes. But while coherence from the designers' point of view is important, it may be inadequate to give students the same sense of what they are doing and why. This cluster includes criteria to determine whether the material attempts to make its purposes explicit and meaningful, either by itself or by instructions to the teacher.
Excerpt from Roseman, J.E., S. Kesidou, and L. Stern. 1997. Identifying Curriculum Materials for Science Literacy. A Project 2061 Evaluation Tool. Based on a paper prepared for the colloquium "Using the National Science Education Standards to Guide the Evaluation, Selection, and Adaptation of Instructional Materials." National Research Council, November 10-12, 1996. See <http://project2061.aaas.org/newsinfo/research/roseman/roseman2.html>.


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CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Like a pea going through a straw, tiny molecules can pass through microscopic cylinders known as nanotubes. This could potentially be used to select molecules according to size for example, to purify water by allowing water molecules to pass through while blocking salt or other substances.
Now, researchers at MIT, Seoul University in Korea and Ursinus College in Pennsylvania have found that such tubes are more selective than had been thought: Molecules of a precise size can zip through five times faster than those that are a bit smaller or larger. The new findings are published in the journal Nature Communications by MIT professor Michael Strano, graduate students Wonjoon Choi and Zachary Ulissi, and three others.
This size-dependence in nanotube transport was completely unexpected, says Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT. "This work illustrates how transport in pores of this type remains exotic and relatively unexplored," he says.
The team "looked at ion transport through the smallest single nanopores that have been studied," Strano says. The carbon nanotubes they studied had widths ranging from 0.9 to 2 nanometers about the diameter of a DNA helix and were about 1 millimeter long.
"What we found was not predicted by theory," he says: Up to a certain diameter, the flow of ions through a nanotube increased steadily but then beyond that diameter, the flow decreased. "The dependence is a volcano-shaped plot," Strano says.
The peak flow, at the center of that plot, allows transport that is five times greater than transport at smaller or larger diameters. "The experimental results are counterintuitive," Strano says, "that there appears to be an optimal diameter."
This size-dependence of transport could turn out to be useful in a variety of technologies, he suggests, including proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, where molecules of oxygen or hydrogen must pass thr
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San Diego State says the NCAA has suspended freshman forward Winston Shepard for three games for violating an unspecified rule. SDSU says it has appealed the penalty, but the suspension will be enforced during the process. Shepard was to begin serving the suspension Tuesday night, when the No. 25 Aztecs hosted San Diego Christian. He's also due to miss games at Missouri State and at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The school declined to provide specifics, saying only that the player inadvertently violated a rule and that the coaching staff reported it to the compliance staff, which self-reported it to the NCAA. Shepard will continue to practice with the team.
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Like a new marriage, private ambulance crews and firefighters are starting a new life together at fire stations in Germantown and Collierville.
The new, improved and more expensive contract between Shelby County and Rural/Metro not only puts more ambulances on the street, it shelters them and their crews in the suburbs' firehouses.
At noon Wednesday, for example, a couple of Rural/Metro paramedics were eating lunch at Collierville's Fire Station No. 3 while their ambulance sat in the bay.
The Rural/Metro unit moved in July 5 to the station at Peterson Lake and Shelton roads, leaving its old, rented spot at Eastley and Washington near Town Square.
Within 45 days, Rural/Metro will station a second ambulance in Collierville, said Mark King, chief of administration for the Fire Department.
The second unit will be housed at Fire Station No. 1 on Town Square.
Under the new, $2.9 million contract, Rural/Metro is increasing from six to 12 ambulances to cover all of Shelby County except Memphis and Bartlett.
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"They are just getting used to the rules," he said. "Like somebody living in a house adheres to curfew rules."
To make room in the bay for the ambulance at Station No. 3, a pickup was moved to the parking lot.
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The Memphis Fire Museum has expressed interest in borrowing the wagon for six months, King said.
Rural/Metro will have 120 days to station all 12 ambulances across the county.
Rural/Metro last week moved a unit into Germantown Fire Station No. 92 at 8925 Dogwood Road next to Dogwood Elementary.
Firefighters there made a run the other day to an incident involving possible injuries.
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"They were right behind us," said a grateful Fire Department Lt. Charlie Lanier.
"It is a change for that station but it's nothing new for us," Fire Chief Dennis Wolf said.
The city has housed an ambulance at Germantown Station No. 91 for more than 30 years.
Plans are to put an ambulance north of Collierville at county Station No. 61 on Macon Road, west of Collierville-Arlington.
King said an ambulance will remain southwest of Collierville at the Shelby County fire station at Shelby Drive and Forest Hill-Irene.
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With flags, funding and museum programs, DeSoto recognizing veterans
For a "museum piece," Earl Harrell, who turns 86 next month, is pretty spry. And pretty lucky, too, the Olive Branch resident says, for a guy who fought the Japanese in a Philippine jungle hell 67 years ago, spent months afterward recovering in hospitals and then 25 years on some mean streets as a Shelby County Sheriff's deputy.
"There's no doubt I've had a guardian angel," said Harrell. "I survived the war, then all those years pulling over cars and serving warrants. I hear we're losing 1,000 World War II vets each day now; that's as bad as it was during the war. We're not going to be around much longer."
Maybe for that reason, he said as Veterans Day 2012 neared, "I talk about the war more than I used to."
On Thursday, accompanied by still-vivid memories, maybe an angel or two and Victor Robilio Jr., host of Memphis Library Channel's Winds of History show, he'll give a firsthand wartime account at the annual meeting of the Historic DeSoto Foundation. The meeting, open to the public, will start at 6 p.m. at the old Presbyterian Church on the grounds of the DeSoto County Museum at 111 E. Commerce St. in Hernando.
Author and history buff Robilio is the featured speaker and the donor of some 60 war-era artifacts to what will be a permanent museum exhibit. Harrell's story is part of Robilio's new "Forever Young" oral history, with profits to benefit the museum and the Collierville-based Forever Young senior wish group founded by Diane Hight.
Early in 1945, Harrell served on Leyte Island with the 24th "Victory" Division of the U.S. Sixth Army, specializing in mortars and machine guns with a heavy weapons company. And he saw some heavy stuff:
"The Japanese were in retreat up in the hills, but they'd come down at night. I woke up one morning and found out that several guys had their throats slit while they slept. For a long time after I came home, I was on edge — I could hear a cat walking across the carpet.
"In two months, we took 15,000 to 16,000 casualties, including about 3,500 killed, and the Japanese about 70,000, most of them killed. That's how brutal it was. The war was about over, but the Japanese didn't know that.
"I was 17 when I went overseas as a replacement; I was one of the youngest ones in the fight. When I came back to the states it was Dec. 22, 1945, two days before my 18th birthday. I'd tried to join the Navy when I was 16, but my mother wouldn't sign the papers. I told my dad, who had me promise that I'd finish school later, that I'd join the Army on my 17th birthday and just tell them I was 18."
He remembers his company's approach on a Leyte town named Palo: "We had to go upriver, and I spent 10 days in the water. When I came out, I was covered in leeches," he recalled. In his jungle war he also contracted jungle rot, malarial fever and a stubborn arthritis that still afflicts his right leg. "I spent 4 1/2 months in the hospital."
Some of the memories don't hurt so badly: "I was in a hospital in Daytona Beach in Florida that later became a WAC (Women's Army Corps) camp. When I went to Daytona in the 1950s on a vacation, I thought, 'Where were all these women when I was here?'" He also spent time mending with other wounded and ailing in Memphis at the old Kennedy Hospital, then an Army facility, on Shotwell: "They changed the name of that street to Getwell."
In May of this year, Harrell and Robilio were roommates on a trip to Pearl Harbor sponsored by Young at Heart, and the old jungle fighter hopes to go to Europe on an upcoming trip to see battlefields there. On Monday, Harrell plans to attend Southaven's 15th annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon at 11 a.m. at the Southaven Arena at 7360 U.S. 51. It's free to veterans, and Harrell says he doesn't miss it.
"There's a bond we have, closer for some of us than you or your wife could ever be. You don't know what I've been through — you only know what I tell you. You don't really understand unless you lived it."
Robilio says he's gung ho about helping the DeSoto Museum, directed by Brian Hicks, to help people understand.
"I've donated helmets, photos, uniforms, enough stuff to start a wing, and we hope others will add to the collection. Brian says donations can be on loan or permanent. I'm really excited about what's going on; that museum is going to be the 'New Orleans' of this area," he said, noting the site of the National World War II Museum.
"We want to preserve the legacy of the Greatest Generation for generations to come," said Hicks, who coordinated temporary exhibits during salutes to World War II, Korean War and Vietnam conflict veterans.
Harrell wants to donate items, and Robilio says Harrell may be "drafted" to serve as a museum docent and maybe even lead a unit. The old soldier joked he might have a "flare-up of arthritis," but wouldn't shirk the duty. Not any more than he would have sat on the sidelines seven decades ago when his country needed him.
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Is there a place for G&T kids with IEPs?
As the May 10 deadline for parents to rank gifted and talented applications approaches, one Insideschools message board became a hotbed of anxiety. "Do you know what G&T is supposed to do with kids who get accepted to a G&T school but have IEP's requiring ICT placement?" asked one parent. "My son also has an IEP and is in ICT and is G&T. No place for him...." echoed another. The questions about inclusive gifted classes didn't stop.
Parents want it, educators applaud it, and the DOE supports the idea—at least in theory. But a year after special education reform, there is still not a single combined G&T/ICT class in the city. No one seems to understand why.
"Twice exceptional" or "2e" kids are cognitively gifted children who also struggle with learning and attention disorders. Many of these students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) call for an Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) class, which has two teachers, one of whom is trained in special education. The special education reform rolled out in all schools last year is meant to allow students to attend their school of choice and still receive needed special services, including these team-taught classes.
Queens citywide G&T can expand, but where?
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"The city is planning to divide the K-8 version of P.S. 85's citywide gifted program between two buildings, including one that is far from the nearest subway stop, upsetting parents who have been pushing for an expansion of the popular STEM Academy, parents said.
During a meeting at P.S. 85 Wednesday night, DOE officials told STEM parents they want to split-site the G&T program into two new schools — co-locating its younger classes at elementary school P.S. 76 and siting the middle school grades at I.S. 126, at 31-51 21st St., both identified by the city as underutilized.
STEM is currently a K-5 program housed at P.S. 85, at 23-70 31st St. in Astoria. The building doesn't have enough space to allow the program to expand through eighth grade, the DOE has said.
K waitlists persist; 2 overflow schools to open
In what's become an unfortunate annual occurence for New York City families, more than 2,300 children are waitlisted for kindergarten seats at 105 schools, according to the Education Department. Two of the hardest hit neighborhoods are Sunset Park in District 15 and Corona in District 24 in Queens. In both neighborhoods, the DOE is trying a new strategy to deal with overcrowding: opening "overflow" schools to absorb some of the waitlisted kindergarteners.
One overflow school will open in Sunset Park in the fall with three kindergarten classes. The new school, Sunset Park Avenues, is unzoned and will only accept children who are assigned to the school after landing on waitlists at other area schools.
"A portion of waitlisted students from 15K094 [PS 94] and 15K169 [PS 169] may receive alternate offers" to Sunset Park Avenues, DOE spokesman Devon Puglia confirmed. The families of kindergartners assigned to the school will get letters from the DOE's Office of Enrollment, he said.
Gifted: Twice as many top-scorers as seats
For the first time in four years, fewer than 1,000 incoming kindergartners scored in the 99th percentile on the city's gifted and talented exams, but there are still more than twice as many top-scoring tykes than there are seats in the five most selective citywide programs. Of the 13,559 rising kindergartners who sat for G&T assessments in January and February, just under seven percent -- 921 -- scored in the 99th percentile on the nationally-normed tests.
Despite the introduction of a non-verbal exam meant to increase the number of low-income children who qualify for G&T programs, the gap in performance persists between rich and poor districts.
Scoring between the 97th-99th percentile on the G&T assessments means a child is eligible for a citywide program. But there are fewer than 400 seats for incoming kindergartners. Further decreasing the odds of entry, qualifying siblings of current students get first dibs at those seats.
Kindergarten countdown: The IEP meeting
As the day of my son's Turning 5 meeting drew closer, a cloud of anxiety hovered over our New York City apartment. I had braced for a fight several months before, when our school-appointed social worker refused to observe Noodle at pre-K because she was "too busy." Just applying to our zoned school had sapped all my strength. The parent coordinator took ill one week before the DOE deadline and had not left anyone in charge.
Thankfully, by the last hour of the last day for applications, a living breathing human was able to take my paperwork and I signed up Noodle for kindergarten. After an in-person meeting and more emails with the social worker, we seemed on better terms. She agreed to visit Noodle at preschool, and gave me the name of a behavior specialist who turned out to be quite wonderful.
So by the time I braved snowfall in late March to reach our IEP meeting, I wasn't expecting any surprises. Everyone seemed to be on the same page for next year: an ICT classroom (a mix of gen ed and special needs kids with two teachers, one of whom has a special ed degree) and occupational therapy. I'd already waged a war in my own mind: Will ICT be academically challenging enough for my chess-playing 4-year-old? Will being in a class with other struggling kids give him more opportunities to model bad behavior? But I'd moved past these stereotypes. I'd done my research, spoken to parents of ICT students and talked Noodle's teachers' ears off about what was best for him. I was ready for a truce.
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If you're unhappy with your neighborhood school, you may want to enter a lottery for a charter school. The deadline is April 1--so hurry. In most cases you can submit an application online. Get an application on the New York City Charter School Center website, on the individual schools' websites or at the school. (Some charter schools are open this week, even though the public schools are on Spring break.)
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PreK apps out today; info sessions this week
Parents whose children turn four this year may start applying for pre-kindergarten this week. Applications are available online now and the Education Department will host pre-K info sessions in all five boroughs this week, beginning in Queens tonight. Applications are due April 5.
Pre-K programs are housed in public schools or at local child care centers and community organizations, and are either half day (2.5 hours), or full day, (6 hours and 20 minutes.) The state mandates that each pre-k class may have a maximum of 18 students with two teachers.
Applying for pre-K gives parents a first taste of New York City's competitive public school admissions process. Any child who was born in 2009 may apply, but admission is not guaranteed: Last year, 30 percent of the kids who applied for pre-K didn't land seats in DOE programs.
Strike is over but the bus is still missing
The drama of the city's school bus strike officially ended more than a week ago—but you wouldn't know it at my kid's bus stop.
When the bus drivers' union called off the strike last week, my sympathy for its members—who had lost nearly a month's pay and gained almost nothing—was mixed with relief at the prospect of finally getting to work on time. My 6-year-old goes to school three miles and a tricky subway ride from our home in Brooklyn. I have a job in Manhattan. The school bus is the magic that allows those realities to coexist.
My relief was doomed to a short life: We waited at our regular stop that day, but the bus never came. It didn't show up the next day either, nor the next. When the bus finally did appear at our stop—six days after the strike was over—it had a new driver, who looked to be reading directions off the back of an envelope. He seemed like a nice guy, if a little bewildered to be navigating a neighborhood he didn't know with a bus full of kids, but he couldn't say whether he'd continue to be assigned to the route. I can't say either, because the bus skipped our stop again the next day.
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Most children in Queens attend their neighborhood elementary schools, and there isn't a lot of room for shopping around. However, if you are dissatisfied with your zoned school, here are some possibilities.
District 24
The most crowded district in the city, District 24 has had three new non-zoned elementary schools open up since 2010 to ease the overcrowding, including PS 290, PS 330, and PS 110, which opened in the fall of 2012.
District 25
District 25, serving Bayside and Flushing, has three well-regarded early childhood schools for grades K-3 which are open to children across the district: PS 130, PS 242 Leonard P. Stavisky Early Childhood School, and the Active Learning Elementary School. The Queens College School for Math, Science and Technology, a K-8 school hosted on the Queens College campus, accepts students by lottery from all over Queens.
PS 201 The Discovery School for Inquiry and Research, has a magnet grant, so children may apply from outside the zone.
District 26
PS/IS 266 in Bellerose accepts children from across District 26 through a lottery and shares a campus with PS/IS 208 and the Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences.
Some neighborhood schools in the district also sometimes accept students from outside the zone. PS 031 Bayside and PS 046 Alley Pond have had some room for a few students from outside the zone in recent years.
District 27
Goldie Maple Academy is open to students throughout District 27.
District 28
The Academy for Excellence through the Arts is a small, arts-focused early childhood school open to applicants from throughout the district. PS 80 Thurgood Marshall offers a gifted and talented program that is not part of the city's gifted program, and while most general education students are from the zone, the school does maintain a waiting list for a small number of out-of-zone children.
District 29
Four schools in District 29 accept students by lottery, three of them are K-8 schools and a fourth is an early childhood school. All are housed in attractive well-equipped buildings and are open district-wide: PS/IS 208, PS 251, PS/IS 268, and the Gordon Parks School.
District 30
While District 30 does not have any non-zoned schools, some neighborhood schools have accepted out-of-zone students over the past few years. Some strong schools with dual language programs accept a few students from outside the zone each year, including PS 166 Henry Gradstein, PS Q222 Fire Fighter Christopher A. Santora School, and PS 228 Early Childhood Magnet School of the Arts.
Ask Judy: Opting out of kindergarten
Dear Judy,
I am very concerned about the the direction that kindergarten is going. When will people realize these are babies, who deserve to play and learn at their own pace, mostly out and about in the world? Five year olds should not be taught material that's intended for 6-year-old brains, developmentally. Five year olds should not be asked to sit doing worksheets for hours a day, but that's what most teachers are doing now. Must I send my child to kindergarten? I would prefer to keep her away from all formal schooling until she is 6 or 7 (like the kids in Finland) but I am afraid I would be breaking the law.
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Dear Kg concerned,
The last time I explored this with DOE staffers, I was assured that the object of the law was not to "go after" the parents who do not send their child to kindergarten. Their concern is for the kids who were not let into crowded schools because kindergarten was not required. You may keep her out of kindergarten but you must enroll her for 1st grade (unless you decide to homeschool -- more on how to do that below.)


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Most guides to Cleveland usually list the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame at the top of the list. Although the museum is well done, it is still considered new and does not have the quantity of items one might expect upon visiting. I have heard many have come out disappointed at the lack of exhibits. The price tends to be considerably higher than others in the area that I find to be much better. (Current admission $20)
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - can we say dull?
This is one of the smallest museums, with the highest price tag I have ever been in. I actually went thru it with a friend in less than 30 minutes & we didn't just blow thru it, we stopped to read a lot of the plaques and signs. Loving the Beatles, I went then they had the John Lennon display and it was still too little/too dull. The gift shop prices aren't any deal either.
Unique Suggestions: If you have a deep love for the oldies and want to read up about how rock and roll began... then it might be ok for you. Other wise only the funny costumes they wore are interesting.
Fun Alternatives: Right next door is the Science Center... if you aren't interested at all in hands on science fun... the IMAX is incredible no matter what is playing.
The Hard Rock Cafe has more interesting displays and it has good fries!
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The cab drivers will sometimes weave you all over an area of town; especially downtown, because of all the lights that force them to wait and build your fare. So yes, they do this to get a higher fare from you! >:(
Unique Suggestions: BE DIRECT. Tell them exactly where you need to go and even how you'd like to get there! Tell them before your intentions before you get in the cab so that they can lose your business if they aren't going to comply.
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