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A rich, extraordinarily fascinating account of the Buckley-Vidal debates that's sure to have many viewers' minds constantly shuttling between then and now.
A rich, extraordinarily fascinating account of the Buckley-Vidal debates that's sure to have many viewers' minds constantly shuttling between then and now.
T.S. Spivet is a messy, warm comedy about grief, family and imagination. It's also ironically about being seen and rarely heard.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
A reprint of an article by Greg Carpenter about the Confederate Flag.
A report on the July 23rd Columbia Links fundraiser.
Scout Tafoya's series continues with a double feature of films by Peyton Reed.
An FFC looks at the gross gender politics of "Pixels."
An FFC looks at the gross gender politics of "Pixels."
An obituary for Dr. Mohamed Abdel Kader Hatem, the grandfather of FFC Wael Khairy.
An interview with the director of "The OceanMaker," and the short film itself.
An interview with Joel Edgerton, star/writer/director of "The Gift."
Kevin B. Lee is a film critic, filmmaker, and producer of over 100 video essays on film and television. He is Founding Editor and Chief Video Essayist at Fandor Keyframe and founding partner of dGenerate Films. Kevin has contributed to Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies, Sight & Sound, and the Chicago Sun-Times. He tweets at @alsolikelife.
A video about "Life Itself" and the way Steve James uses different tactics to adapt Roger Ebert's memoir and "voice" to film.
A report from the 2014 Seattle International Film Festival.
Kevin Lee on the Ebertfest screening of Jem Cohen's "Museum Hours".
Kevin B. Lee picks his favorite piece of Roger's writing.
Kevin B. Lee reports on the film series at MoMA that he co-curated.
A regional film festival done right, the True/False Film Fest in Columbia, Missouri turns documentaries into an unlikely catalyst for a weekend jammed with community festivities. Wanting more than a showcase for conventional docs dispensing single servings of social awareness, the festival's programmers hand-pick 40 features that collectively stretch the boundaries of the genre. Seems like heady stuff to drop on a hometown crowd of 30,000 attendees, though the University of Missouri community makes for a game audience. The organizers shrewdly dress their highbrow mission in a carnivalesque atmosphere, with buskers playing music sets before each screening and raucous parties for guests and locals alike. Only nine years old, True/False is already a favorite venue of filmmakers for its unaffected down-home vibe.
"Kill List" is available on demand through select cable providers. Check IFC On Demand for availability in your area.
by Kevin B. Lee
Few things bring out the worst tendencies of Hollywood than the genre mash-up, as evidenced by two of last year's worst films, "Cowboys vs. Aliens" and "Battle: Los Angeles" (aka "Independence Day" filmed as part Iraq War documentary, part video game). The "movie-x-meets-movie-y" mentality seems to inspire little more than z-level creativity in the land of big budgets and small minds. And yet, somehow the British have a better track record at bringing together disparate elements into a compelling whole. One of the best British crime movies, "The Lavender Hill Mob," is also one of their best comedies. Their most famous horror movie, "The Wicker Man," is actually a trifecta of horror, crime thriller and musical. And now there's Ben Wheatley's "Kill List," which takes seemingly familiar genre elements and offsets them in ways that can be confounding, but leave an unforgettable impact. And by impact, I'm not just talking about a scene involving a tied-up librarian and a hammer.
Before we delve into that moment, some set-up: Jay (Neil Maskell) and Shel (MyAnna Buring) are an ex-military couple trying to play house in the Yorkshire suburbs. Judging by their opening screaming match they're having a rough go of it: Jay's been out of work for eight months, their savings drying up. All they can do to vent their frustrations is hold swordfights on the lawn with their son and host a rollercoaster of a dinner party with Jay's war buddy-turned-hitman Gal (Michael Smiley), leading to smashed dishes in the dining room, plans for new contract killings discussed over beers in the basement, and Gal's mysterious date carving a hex into the back of the bathroom mirror.
Manoel de Oliveira's "The Strange Case of Angelica" is available on demand via Netflix Instant and for download on iTunes. It is also on DVD and Blu-ray and is coming soon to Vudu.
Few of us can expect to live 100 years, much less have that age represent the prime of our career. But Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who last month celebrated his 103rd birthday, has averaged one new film a year since 1985 (Ron Howard's "Cocoon," in which Florida retirees meet space aliens who hold the secret to youth, was released the same year -- coincidence?). Two-thirds of Oliveira's 30 features were made in his eighties and nineties; Clint Eastwood, who last year turned 81, has his work cut out for him.
Oliveira's prodigious output, which would put most directors to shame regardless of their age, may be his way of making up for lost time. While he can trace his career all the way to the silent era, he didn't make his first feature "Aniki Bobo" until he was 34; his second feature "Rite of Spring" came 21 years later. His stalled output can partly be attributed to his decades-long resistance to Portugal's oppressive right-wing Estado Novo regime, during which Oliveira spent time in jail. Ironically, when leftists finally took over in the 1970s, they seized Oliveira's family business that had sustained him throughout his artistic struggles. Fortunately by that point he had achieved international acclaim, heralded by film critic J. Hoberman as "one of the 70s leading modernists" just as he entered his seventies.


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The History of Warrnambool… from 1847 up to the end of 1886 ( facsimile edition )
hardcover, light brown cloth, dustjacket, sepia endpaper maps, 368pp including index, previous owner's name in 'This book belongs to' space, fold-out map,sepia illustration and chart, other illustrations bound into the text, dustjacket is rather chipped and worn, now in a protective plastic sleeve, all in excellent clean and unmarked condition in good to very good dustjacket. Warrnambool : Rev. John Pinson, Cr.John Lindsay, Dan Madden 1980. Printed by Philprint.Warrnambool : Rev. John Pinson, Cr.John Lindsay, Dan Madden 1980. Printed by Philprint. Author: Osbourne, Richard:
The Athanaeum: Club and Social Life in London 1824-1974
4to, hardcover, blue cloth, dustjacket, 177pp including index, appendices, black and white photographs, floor plan diagrams, dustjacket is a little rubbed on corners, previous owners' names to free front endpaper, dated 1982, otherwise all in very good condition in very good, now protected dustjacket. London: Heinemann 1975 1st edition Author: not stated:
The Lunar Men : the Friends Who Made the Future 1730-1810
hardcover, dark blue cloth, dustjacket, 588pp including index, list of abbreviations, sources and notes, colour plates, bw illustrations, all in excellent condition in excellent dustjacket.History of the Lunar Society of Birmingham in mid 18th century England. London: Faber & Faber 2002 Author: Uglow, Jenny:
The Art Movement in Australia; Design, Taste and Society 1875-1900
4to, hardcover, green cloth, dustjacket, 271pp including index, bibliography and notes, colour and bw illustrations, fine in fine dustjacket. Carlton South (Melbourne) : Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Press 2000 Author: Montana, Andrew:
The Victorian Readers Books 1 to 8
8 volume boxed set, soft covers, in slip-case, books 1 to 8 of the Victorian Readers as used in schools in Victoria between 1928 to the late 1960s, illustrated in colour and black and white, slipcase has been repaired with sticky tape, front edge of set is faded, dust marks to to top edges, otherwise all in very good clean and unmarked condition. A scarce set. Melbourne : Ministry of Education (Schools Division ) Victoria 1986 facsimile edition Author: Edwards, Kelvin ( introduction by ):
Vale Malcolm Fraser, Australia's Prime Minister 1975-83
An advocate of human rights, multiculturalism and the humane treatment of refugee. In 2010 Malcolm Fraser and his biographer and co-writer Margaret Simons were guests at Clunes Booktown Festival. In the Q&A of this session Mr Fraser first revealed that as a Liberal and not a Conservative, he had resigned from the Liberal Party.
Sunday Selections March 2015
Ilka Tampke, Skin Sunday 15 March 2pm at The Warehouse – Clunes, Fraser St. Our first Sunday Selections author talk for 2015 is Ilka Tampke, author of Skin. The Wheeler Centre's 'Next Big Thing', Ilka was awarded a Glenfern Fellowship in 2012. Her short stories and articles have been published in several anthologies. […]
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Detox Solutions: 14 plans to detox your life
Modern living can be toxic to the human body–but these 14 tailor-made plans help combat the unhealthy effects of bad air, bad food, and bad habits. There are natural, easy-to-follow solutions for quitting smoking, increasing energy levels, reducing stress, busting the sugar habit, losing weight, and more. There's even a pre-party plan to help minimize the unpleasant side effects of occasional overindulging, and one to handle a hangover. With simple and delicious recipes, thoroughly illustrated exercises, instructions for massage and other alternative therapies, and plenty of lifestyle tips, this guide has all the tools you need to look and feel your best.
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Yoga: Discipline of Freedom. The Yoga Sutra Attributed to Patanjali
Yoga: Discipline of Freedom. The Yoga Sutra Attributed to Patanjali. The classic text of mental and physical enlightenment. Translated by Barbera Stoler Miller, translator of the Bhagavad-Gita.
Awareness Through Movement: Health Exercises for Personal Growth
Learn how to make the most of your life with Moshe Feldenkrais's unique holistic approach to achieving personal growth. This revolutionary technique has been specially designed to develop the body and the mind so that they work together in harmony. In a clear, simple and easy to follow text, here are twelve key lessons selected from those given at the Feldenkrais Institute in America.
The Mindbody Prescription. Healing the Body, Healing the Pain
National bestseller by the author of Healing Back Pain. Continuing his research, the renowned physician now presents his most complete work yet on the vital connection between mental and bodily health. Focuses on musculoskeletal disorders – neck and back pain, migraine, repetitive stress injuries, whiplash and tendonitis. The Mindbody Prescription is your invaluable key to a healthy and pain-free life.
Anatomy and Physiology of Yogic Practices
Understanding of the yogic concepts and physiological mechanism of the yogic practices. Medicine and Spirituality Series
Yoga For A World Out of Balance
Teachings on Ethics and Social Action. With a foreword by BKS Iyengar.
Every aspect of our life has a part to play in the greater ecological system, Michael Stone explains in this book. How do we bring this large view to our yoga practice? According to Stone, our responsibility as human beings is to live in a sustainable and respectful way. He says two things need to change. First, we need to understand the relationship between our actions and the effects of our actions. Second, once we see the effect of our actions in the human and non-human world, we need practical skills for learning how to make changes.
Using the five principles (yama) described in the Yoga-Sutra attributed to Patanjali, Michael Stone offers a basis for rethinking ethical action and the spiritual path.
Conscious Birthing: Yoga and Meditation for Pregnancy
For expecting mothers, yoga is a great way to prepare for birth. Drawing on her long experience as a teacher, Theresa Jamieson has selected exercises and postures that are specific for pregnancy, safe and gentle, and take into account the pregnant body's ever-changing needs. Color photography illustrates the postures, or asanas, that work best for relaxation and flexibility, while breathing techniques of pranayama, or conscious breathing, and meditation allow women to focus their minds. In addition, seven complete yoga programs are provided that can take pregnant women from the early stages of their journey through the post-natal experience.
The Complete Book of Yoga and Meditation for Pregnancy
A safe and natural way to prepare for a wonderful birth experience! Even if you have no prior experience with yoga you can increase your health, physical tone, and energy using a variety of stretches, positions, and breathing exercises especially selected for all stages of pregnancy. Harness your inner strength through visualisations and meditations, including some specifically intended for pregnant women that focus on the baby in the womb, the miracle of birth, and the wonder of being a woman. Six half-hour prenatal exercise programs are included, along with dietary suggestions to help ensure a healthy pregnancy. A section on important skills for labor, including meditations, positions, and essential oils, will help you ease the pain and make the most of the life-changing experience. You'll also find inspiring birth stories in which 11 women explain how yoga played a significant role during pregnancy, labor and birth, and postpartum programs to help you get back in shape after delivery.
Love Laughter and Parenting
You don't buy a car just so you can change the oil! And you don't have a baby just to feed it and change his or her diapers. Yet most childcare books treat childhood like a series of problems and miss the heart of the matter–the loving communication and interaction that help your child become a unique individual who loves life. This book is about the fun and heart of parenthood, including: deciding when to have a baby, helping your relationship to stay strong, the special role of fathers, finding a pattern and routine that work for you and your baby, baby massage, "the tigress mother"–protecting your kids, how to chat with babies to stimulate brain growth, teaching good behavior without using fear or physical punishment, making bath times, car times, and shopping times easy and fun, teaching your child about feelings, when your own childhood wasn't so good, what if you're a single parent, and preparing for school.
Power Pranayama – Discover the Healing Potential of your Breath
FREE DVD CONTAINS: — Right postures while practicing Pranayama — Identifying correct pattern of breathing — Step-by-step technique of Pranayama — Imagery for: Stress Management, Energization, Joint Pain & Backache, Heart & Hypertension, Asthma & Allergies and Diabetes.
Pranayama is in vogue today but few are really aware of its subtle yet profound effects on the mind. Pranayama involves much more than a few breathing exercises; it is a holistic experience that encompasses the body and the mind. The book explains in simple terms: — How to identify and correct our faulty patterns of breathing — How to practice pranayama with understanding and safety — Logical explanations for various aspects of Pranayama – • why one nostril is usually more open than the other and what are its implications on our mindset and diseases • how Kapalbhati can offer peace of mind • how the vibrations of chanting soothe the mind and heal the body — How pranayama creates the interface to connect with the mind — How to program our mind towards self-empowerment, health & happiness. This book is for one and all who desire to create positive health.
Moola Bandha: The Master Key
Moola Bandha – the Master Key is for those dedicated yoga practitioners researching for the master key to unlock the abode of maha kundalini. Little has been written about the ancient practice of bandha, which is regarded as an important aspect of both hatha and kundalini yoga. Moola Bandha is a simple yet dynamic practice with profound physical, mental and spiritual benefits for the practitioner.
The text focuses on the theory and practice of bandha. The physical, pranic and psychotherapeutic effects are explored, including the relationship between moola bandha and acupuncture. A concise practical section includes both preliminary practices and advanced techniques to enable the practitioner to pursue this sadhana to the utmost, thus awakening the primal energy within. Includes the drawings and diagrams.
Bihar School of Yoga
Walking Meditation
Includes an Instructional DVD and 5 guided meditations on Audio CD. Brand New, unopened.
What if every step you took deepened your connection with all of life and imprinted peace, joy, and serenity on the earth? With Walking Meditation, you will enjoy the first in-depth instructional program in this serene spiritual practice to help you walk with presence and peace of mind whether in nature or on a busy city street.
Walking Meditation features esteemed Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh along with one of his principle students, Nguyen Anh-Huong, as together they illuminate the central tenets of this powerful meditative art, including:
- How to recognize the miracle in simply walking—not as a means to an end, but as the opportunity to touch the fullness of life
- Reversing habit energy through the unification of body and mind
- Using walking meditation to work with difficult emotions such as anger and anxiety, and much more
There is a Buddhist concept known as Apranihita, or the spirit of wishlessness, in which one neither pursues desires nor flees from discomforts. With Walking Meditation, practitioners from every spiritual tradition will rediscover our home in the here and now, as the long road we all must walk turns to quiet joy.
The Pregnant Body: Simple exercises to ease the common discomforts of pregnancy
An easy-to-read, informative guide to recognising and managing the common discomforts of pregnancy and beyond. Filled with simple exercises and helpful tips for the prevention or relief of such concerns as back pain, leg cramps and pelvic pain, abdominal muscle separation, varicose veins, and carpal tunnel syndrome, this book should allow pregnant women to enjoy the experience of pregnancy to the full and help her to recover quickly after childbirth.
The Spirit of Yoga
In this book, professional photographer and yoga teacher Cat De Rham brings her own personal vision to the yoga sutras in words and pictures. Written over 2000 years ago, the yoga sutras are a step-by-step guide to the attainment of true liberation. There are eight stages or limbs of this quest: the eight limbs of yoga.
Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity
Sacred Birthing: Birthing A New Humanity supports a baby's whole being. By awakening to timeless spiritual wisdom, Sacred Birthing becomes a parent's guide for protecting their baby's consciousness as it moves from spirit to earth.
Fit for Life
Hardback. Good condition. The natural body cycle, permanent weight-loss plan that proves it's not what you eat but when and how!
Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing
A practical guide to the ancient science of health and well-being. Excellent quality paperback.
Rodney Yee's Strength Building Yoga DVD
Create a strong defined body. Complete two-part workout to build stamina and strength plus in depth interview with Rodney Yee. Look strong and muscular without lifting weights. 80 min. Gaiam.
The Power of Now
t's no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light.
In the first chapter, Tolle introduces readers to enlightenment and its natural enemy, the mind. He awakens readers to their role as a creator of pain and shows them how to have a pain-free identity by living fully in the present. The journey is thrilling, and along the way, the author shows how to connect to the indestructible essence of our Being, "the eternal, ever-present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death."
Featuring a new preface by the author, this paperback shows that only after regaining awareness of Being, liberated from Mind and intensely in the Now, is there Enlightenment.
A little wear & yellowing but otherwise good.
Myth=Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology
A decoding of Hindu mythology, Hindus have one God. They also have 330 million gods: male gods, female gods, personal gods, family gods, household gods, village gods, gods of space and time, gods for specific castes and particular professions, gods who reside in trees, in animals, in minerals, in geometrical patterns and in man-made objects. Then there are a whole host of demons. But no Devil. In this groundbreaking book Dr Devdutt Pattanaik, one of India's most popular mythologists, seeks an answer to these apparent paradoxes and unravels an inherited truth about life and death, nature and culture, perfection and possibility. He retells sacred Hindu stories and decodes Hindu symbols and rituals, using a unique style of commentary, illustrations and diagrams. We discover why the villainous Kauravas went to heaven and the virtuous Pandavas (all except Yudhishtira) were sent to hell; why Rama despite abandoning the innocent Sita remains the model king; why the blood-drinking Kali is another form of the milk-giving Gauri and why Shiva wrenched off the fifth head of Brahma. Constructed over generations, Hindu myths serve as windows to the soul, and provide an understanding of the world around us. The aim is not to outgrow myth, but to be enriched and empowered by its ancient, potent and still relevant language.
Good. Some yellowing.
The Science of Yoga
Fierce Medicine
Fierce Medicine. Breakthrough practices to heal the body and ignite the spirit.
Learn to stalk fear and break free from it instead of running from it.
Be attentive to your body, discovering its own inherent healing properties.
Speak and act from a place of honesty and compassion.
Cultivate an open heart that is feeling, responsive, and reflexive and able to embrace change.
Harness your intuition and the courage to live in alignment with your Spirit.
Whether you've never done yoga or are a seasoned practitioner, Ana Forrest's practices, stories, and exercises will help you uncover your own warrior's heart. With this wise woman as your trusted guide, you, too, can become centered, strong, and more alive than ever before.
Yoga and Fertility
Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or with the help of assisted reproductive technology (ART), yoga can help enhance your fertility and smooth the path to parenthood. This specialized Yoga for Fertility practice improves circulation and energy flow, balances hormone levels, and tones your reproductive organs. Jill Petigara and Lynn Jensen, who have lead fertility workshops for years, have seen many women successfully begin families and they know how to harness the power of yoga for your benefit. With plenty of photos and clear descriptions, they demonstrate optimal poses for fertility enhancement in every stage of your cycle. Routines are simple but effective for yoginis of all levels of experience.
As new – excellent condition.
Natural Fertility
The complete guide to avoiding or achieving conception. 4th Edition.
Natural fertility offers you: confident contraception, conscious conception, functional fertility, hormonal health, preparation for pregnancy.
Excellent condition, no wear.
Bartram's Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
Containing over 900 entries of general disease conditions and corresponding herbal treatments, this book covers: therapeutic action, 550 monographs of medicinal plants, and the properties of herbs and preparations such as inctures, liquid extracts, poultices and essential oils.
As new. Paperback.
The Inner Tradition of Yoga
There is more to the tradition of yoga than toning and strengthening. At the root, there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect. Michael Stone provides an in-depth explanation of ancient Indian yogic philosophy along with teachings on how to bring our understanding of yoga theory to deeper levels through our practice on the mat—and through our relationships with others.
Good condition. Paperback
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Hatha Yoga Pradipika: light on Hatha Yoga.
The complete guide to Hatha Yoga. Bihar School of Yoga. With a commentary by Swami Muktibohdananda, under the guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Includes the original sanskrit text of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika with translation in English.
1998 Paperback. Good condition. Some wear to the dust jacket, otherwise good.
The Lady of the Swamp
soft cover, 196pp, bw photographs, pages tanned, but a very good clean and tight copy. The story of the unsolved disappearance and presumed murder of elderly spinster Margaret Clement in Gippsland in 1952. Melbourne: Sphere Books 1981 1st edition Author: Shears, Richard:
Farewell, Dear People : biographies of Australia's lost generation
softcover, 600pp including index, notes, bibliography, black and white photographs, gift inscription signed by author, light tanning to front endpaper, otherwise all in very good condition. Author: McMullin, Ross:
Origins of the Tasmanian Trout
softcover, 48pp stapled book, black and white photographs and illustrations, all in fine condition, no marks or incriptions. Hobart : Inland Fisheries Commission 1988 Author: Walker, Jean:
Building in Hot Dry Climates
4to, hardcover, square format, black cloth, dustjacket, 176pp including index, list of references, sources and illustrations, black and white photographs and line illustrations, gift inscription from the author dated 1985, fore-edge slightly stained, but all in very good condition in very good dustjacket. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons 1980 Author: Saini, Balwant Singh:
Collins : The Story of Australia's Premier Street
folio, hardcover, illustrated paper on board, matching dustjacket, 255pp including index, bibliography, notes, colour and black and white photographs throughout, all in fine condition in fine dustjacket. Melbourne: Collins Street Precinct Inc 2005 Author: Buckrich, Judith Raphael:
Rose Gardens of Australia: a wealth of knowledge, pleasure and inspiration
4to.hard cover, cream cloth, dust jacket, 246pp including index, colour photographs throughout, laminate on endflaps of dust jacket has bubbled slightly, crease to front cover, otherwise all in excellent condition in very good dj.Melbourne; Viking/ Penguin Books, 1997 1st. edition Author: Irvine, Susan : Photography by Simon Griffiths:
April Ashley's Odyssey
hard cover, pink cloth, dust jacket, 287pp including index, 16pp of bw plates,very good in very good dust jacket. London; Jonathan Cape, 1982 1st.edition Author: Fallowell, Duncan : Ashley, April:
The Master Pearler's Daughter; memories of my Broome childhood
hardcover, red cloth, dustjacket, 270pp, bw photographs, small patch of paper lifted from rear free endpaper, otherwise as new, near fine in fine dustjacket, no marks or inscriptions.Sydney; Macmillan, 2004 Author: Hemphill, Rosemary:
Australian Sheepdogs : Training and Handling – including a complete guide to commands
hardcover, green cloth, gilt lettering, dustjacket, 110pp, colour photographs, black and white line drawings, all in very good condition in very good dustjacket. Whittlesea Victoria : published by the author 1990 Author: Cavanagh, Rod:
A Lion in the Bedroom
soft cover, 592pp, colour and bw photographs, bibliography, a few creases to spine, edges slightly tanned, previous owner's name to ffep, otherwise all in very good condition.Sydney: Park Street Press 2004 Author: O'Neill, Pat Cavendish:
Rasputin : The Last Word
hardcover, black cloth, dustjacket, 524pp including index, bibliography, list of documentary sources, black and white photographs, all in fine condition in fine dustjacket. Sydney: Allen & Unwin 2000 Australian edition Radzinsky, Edward : translated from the Russian by Judson Rosengrant:

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Hey Folks,
Sorry to rain on the black-helicopter fun, but the story here is that there is no story. There have been several recent papers about surveying microbes in the open ocean, and it is clear that the catalog of "known" bacteria is only a tiny fraction of all the species out there. For technical reasons it can be hard to know exactly where to draw the line between species, but it's a reasonable estimate to say that about 99% of all ocean microbes have never been studied in a lab. So, what would you expect in the Gulf? Here we have constant leakage of oil into the water from naturally occurring seeps, bacteria are known to be capable of breaking down hydrocarbon, so its nearly a given that there is a pool of many (1000s?) of never-studied species of oil-degrading bacteria. The story just gives a few fun facts about how the "fittest" of all these needs to be cold-tolerant to gain the upper hand on its competitors. No surprise there. You might also guess that the winning species might be especially well equipped to deal with light hydrocarbons (the well was reported to be producing exceptionally light oils) whereas I would guess that most seeps are made up of heavier gunk that resists being moved away from the sea floor. Tamburello made a good point about the oxygen usage, but perhaps that is another "fitness" question. I'm just guessing, but strains that use up the local oxygen content are strains that are going to be constrained by low oxygen, so that's a dead end. In order to really out-grow their competitors, is it not reasonable to expect these strains to be micro-aerobes? I suspect that other nutrients, like phosphate or nitrate, are the biggest constraints. All bacteria need some phosphate, and at depth even species that can use molecular nitrogen (N2) may find nitrogen to be limiting.
Hi lsuuuuuuuu,
Actually, it's pretty complex. A tremendous abundance of a nutrient like hydrocarbons should increase biomass, but only until some other nutrient runs out. If, for example, the amount of iron in the water is low (and experiments show iron is limiting in at least some sea waters) then it doesn't really matter how much extra carbon you throw in. Much of the discussion about oil bioremediation that's going on is how to test for, and then relieve, non-carbon limitations. It's hard! The Gulf is big and the nutrients tend to diffuse away from oil patches pretty fast.
Correction: the folks over at The Oil Drum say that the "6E" designation belongs to a different storm, out in the Pacific, but that there really is a low off the African coast. Just recently, the weather service has posted notice of another low forming between Cuba and South America. So, could be wet and windy. Keep those drillers safe, and let's hope the well holds.
Hi Muspench,
I was fuming, at first, over the Administration's heavy hand in this matter. It seemed like a needless departure from the market-oriented strategy they had been previously pursuing. Fortunately, I know some level-headed conservatives who are more data-driven than simple purists like myself. They convinced me that the administrations work is better than the available alternatives, given the horrific scale of the disaster in Louisiana and neighboring states. I don't like politicians and I never fully trusted President Obama. The points you make are the points made by my friends. The relief fund gets money to businesses and individuals the coast and it does not involve spending tax money. I'm a fretful old guy! I don't have to like events to go along with them.
My turn to play the curmudgeon,
Great news, it is true. But all those qualifications we're hearing from Admiral Allen are genuine. That system of pipes in that well has undergone a series of hammer blows and the hypothesis that there may be leaks and weak points is still completely plausible. We can hope that it's false, but it is plausible.
Worst case scenario? BP has to re-rig from the top and bottom BOPs and collect oil at the surface for another three months while they try to hit the leaking well with one or the other relief wells. Meantime, tropical depression 6E is slowly swirling into being about 400 miles west of the Cape Verdes Islands. The worst case scenario has a lot of that in it, too.
Like the others, I've lost my enthusiasm for BP. But that does not affect my sincere thanks to the robo-jocks, metal workers, and rig folk who got that top stack on and allowed us this respite.
Hi neverland911,
I'm not certain what you're complaining about. Here's a guy who (evidently) knows damned well that neither he, nor the congress, nor Jindal, nor anyone else in Government can do a single thing to stop the flow of oil. He's done exactly what we conservatives would ask of him, give BP time and space to fix the leak. To give until it hurts and keep on giving, not because it hurts but because there are no other plausible alternatives. That's a keen eye on reality, and we owe him our (surprised) thanks for his steadfastness.
That said, it was initially disappointing to hear about the $20 billion agreement. But, as my favorite theoretician pointed out, what do you want? Would you rather have tax money being used? Of course, some dumb neo-conservatives would like exactly that (all debt is good debt to that crowd). But setting aside fools, this is actually pretty minimal intervention. Folks along the coast get whatever BP dollars stays out of the freezers in Baton Rouge, tax funds are spared, minimal need for government intervention.
There's no need to waste electrons on wishful thinking. The president has been remarkable for his constraint and we should acknowledge that fact.
You know, petentina2,
A pro-active governor can be a good thing and I hope very much that the berm plan works. Still, once you've seen how a few jetties can destroy a beach-front, you learn that balls, rock and sand aren't always enough. Brains can be useful organs. Those "damn fool" hydrologists with their petty concerns about currents and tides might actually have good points. Good plans usually admit the influence of the Mississippi River. We can say, in truthful support of the Governor, that he was smart enough to propose plans and brave enough to accept enormous revisions. I just hope those revisions are good enough. We don't want to loose the islands that we already have.
Hi listening,
The oil folks commenting over at TheOilDrum website say that the laws are clear. The leaking well and both relief wells must be plugged and sealed. It seems that oil-field engineers regard the wells as lost causes anyway. Apparently, the unregulated release of oil damages the oil field. But, if you're asking about the right to drill into the Macando Prospect, then I think that BP and its partners retain those rights. Other wells will be drilled by BP after this one is plugged. There are so few 50-million-barrel prospects that this one can't be ignored.
Hi Unsinkable,
I like your can-do attitude, but I'm going to agree with steve99 that a clogged containment facility is useless. As you mention, you could make the container heavier, thereby storing a bit more oil. But as long as the well is flowing the amount of oil stored is going to rise (by tens of thousands of barrels a day). Since oil/gas is lighter than water you'll have constant problems with buoyancy. For a good (sometimes even great) link to people thinking about the promise and limits of various technical approaches, the folks over at The Oil Drum are hard to beat. There's also good technical discussion at a site call The Driller's Club. Warning: these are not guaranteed to be heart-warming stories. A lot of things go wrong in the oil business.
Hello, gingerk,
I'm certain that the folks who ran that study would not agree with you. The study you cite looked at patients with specific heart problems. What they found was that prayer had no significant effect on surgical outcomes. There was widespread reporting about a subgroup (the especially fragile patients), where the prayed-for group had a slightly worse outcome, but this was of next-to no statistical significance. Let's respect the limits of the method and this study. The only definitive statement you can make is that the study failed to show any credible effect attributable to prayer, either positive or negative.
Also, I suspect that the authors would strenuously object to analogies between heart patients and oil fields. It's glib, whereas rigor would serve us better. Let's get those relief wells in place.
Welcome, Mr. President,
We have a couple questions for you here in Louisiana. One question has to do with the evident and (I'm afraid) long standing incompetence at MMS. Could you tell us how that is being addressed, and why it wasn't addressed earlier? Second, could you let us know your thinking on how to provide resources to the folks at the front line of this battle. Third, with Dr. Chu and your other advisors regulating things at BP, can you tell us how much responsibility BP has shifted to the US?
Now that we've gotten past the idle chit-chat, sir, it is key to point out that your visit here today imposes a grave inconvenience in the travel plans of NOLAGIRL. I trust that, in the future, you will take commensurate action.
Best of luck to the parishes in fighting on Louisiana's front lines against oil encroachment. I hope that they are taking photos and assaying for oil encroachment. Good records could mean all the world when BP has to answer to them in court.
Hi msanch79,
In this lingo I think a "known known" would be a variable like the pressure of the water at the BOP. It's been measured and can be used with confidence. A known unknown would be amount of gas in the plume. That is, we know we have to account for this factor, but we have nothing in place to measure it. Instead, people look at the gas:oil ratio captured by the RIT to constrain their guesses, but the numbers remain low-confidence. Put another way, we know it as a quality, but not as an exact quantity. An "unknown unknown" would be a quality (perhaps "variable" would be a better word) that would alter the calculation of oil volumes, but nobody has ever previously identified the variable so it goes unstudied. You're usually only able to identify these things when you can make both good projections and good measurements, and you find that there is a significant difference. That's when the hard head scratching begins. I suppose that a classic example is in astronomy. If you're going to explain how stars can put out that much energy for such long periods of time, then you need to know Einstein's observation that mass and energy can be interchanged. Until Albert came along, mass was the "unknown unknown" in stellar energy calculations.
Would you forgive a small amount of conservative gloating? This business of "unknown unknowns" was popularized by Donald Rumsfeld. He took an awful lot of abuse for admitting that there were things that the almighty Federal Government did not know. In the midst of this disaster, there is a small rush of satisfaction (for some of us) to see the Obama administration using precisely the same language.
OK, done. Thanks for making allowances. It's a selfish pleasure and I'd trade every moment of it just to see a 1% improvement in capturing the oil.
Truth to be told, muspench,
They've abandoned the diamond saw approach. I note that the pros at the Drum are not persuaded that the saw has been given a full chance. It all makes me blue. I'm more of a comedy guy. Tragedy stinks.
Hello Bobby,
The rock jocks say no. Reports on pressure inside the BOP vary between 5000 and 8000 psi, but those numbers arise from measuring pressure in the flowing oil. If the well should get plugged on top, then the static pressure near the BOP would increase to about 12,000 psi. As I understand it, this level is high enough to crush the surrounding rock and open all kinds of access to the surface. Several different posts on explosive solutions have been made over at The Oil Drum, and the usual geologists and engineers (Rockman, Shelburn, Heading Out etc) are pretty vehement that it would not work.
Have you heard of the Russians using nuclear bombs on an oil well? I'm asking because I only found references to blasts at gas wells. Even the suspiciously glowing testimonials on Youtube seemed to suggest that it did not always work.
Water pressure at the BOP is said to be about 2300 psi, or a bit over a ton per square inch.
Dunno, Sid,
Mag meters work with conductive liquids. Hydrocarbons would not register. You might be able to get at the volume of seawater that was mixing in with the leaking oil, but we'd still be guessing about the volume of crude.
If all the questions were phrased the way they are above, then I would have to ask:
"Admiral, what do you think of the Saint's chances?"
Then we can agree to disagree,
I'm always going to salute thoughtful and conservative leadership. I'm not too hung up on who it comes from.
Many thanks to the staff at T-P,
We wouldn't otherwise hear much local news like this. It would be interesting to know who is directing this work and (if it is possible to find out) where the money is coming from. But that is nit picking. Good luck to the crews putting up the booms and searching the waters.
Howdy muspench,
That was an unfortunate bit of timing, wasn't it? I don't think that the regulars misunderstood you. I'm glad mojofearless used the phrase "so called conservatives". There has been a long history of "love it or leave it" arrogance (so kindly illustrated by our own Mr. Ford) that should not be confused with apreference for small government and market solutions.
Speaking of which; Hello, as well, to Mr. obamacon. It's nice to see you breaking away from the sarcasm. Others will probably disagree, but I did not find it an effective means of persuasion. The new approach is much appreciated. We'll probably have a hard time converting muspench.


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ACTS Master of Theological Studies
About Degree | Admission Requirements | Courses | Master of Theology
The Master of Theological Studies program provides academic, in-depth knowledge in one of 7 areas of theological studies in preparation for teaching or doctoral studies.
The two-year Master of Theological Studies program at ACTS Seminaries reflects a commitment to teaching and academic excellence. This degree program involves 50 semester hours of graduate study, and culminates in a written thesis that demonstrates competency in academic research.
The central core of the program offers a basic understanding of theological disciplines such as biblical studies, theology, and church history. This core serves as a foundation from which to engage in more focused study and research in one of seven possible areas of specialization:
- Old Testament
- New Testament
- Theology
- Church History
- Apologetics
- Cross-Cultural Studies
- Septuagint Studies
The diversity and depth of the course offerings, and the flexibility of the program structure are augmented by an environment characterized by the personal attention and mentoring of faculty, and enriched further by interaction within the student community.
The program is ideal for those whose sense of vocation includes teaching and scholarship, doctoral studies, or for acquiring advanced training and knowledge for general educational purposes.
Our location on the campus of Trinity Western University provides access to one of the largest biblical and theological collections in the country, as well as interaction with faculty experts in a wide range of subjects at the premier Christian university in Canada.
- Enhance students' general knowledge of the theological disciplines including their content, methods, significant issues, interrelationships, and implications;
- Deepen students' understanding and sharpen their skills in an area of specialization;
- Introduce students to the field of scholarly ministry and enhance research-writing skills through scholarly presentations and the preparation of a graduate thesis;
- Help students develop foundational teaching competence;
- Prepare students for further graduate work and/or for church related, educational, or community work.
Program Candidacy:
- Admission to the Master of Theological Studies does not automatically confer candidacy for the degree.
- As a specialized research program, the MTS demands a high level of proficiency in the discipline of specialization and the capacity to write a quality graduate thesis. Students are expected to maintain a grade point average consistent with graduation requirements for the degree.
- Application for candidacy is normally made during the semester in which a student enrolls in their 18th semester hour. For full-time students this usually occurs during the second semester in the program.
- In the event that a student's application for candidacy is not approved, he or she may transfer into another degree program or initiate an appeal process with the ACTS Dean.
- Thesis proposals will not be approved by the MTS Program Committee prior to candidacy.
Graduation Requirements:
- Completion of the 50 semester hours of graduate studies prescribed in the curriculum.
- Minimum of 30 semester hours at ACTS. This limits the number of semester hours of credit that may be transferred into the program. Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 (B-) with 3.0 (B) in the area of specialization.
- Completion of research requirements, which include: presentation of a satisfactory thesis that is no more than 25,000 words in length, that shows adequate research, balance and literary style, and that conforms to the format prescribed by the faculty; and successful passing of an oral examination based upon the thesis.
- Give evidence of Christian faith, consistent character and conduct, and recommendation accordingly by the faculty.
Brian M. Rapske, Ph. D.
Master of Theology Program Chair
An established scholar, Brian strives to educate and encourage his students to live a life that interconnects the life of faith and the life of learning. He, himself, strives to emulate the words of pietist scholar Johann Albrecht Bengel: Apply thyself wholly to the text; apply the text wholly to thyself."


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|The EFA 2000 Assessment: Country Reports
|Saudi Arabia
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Education For All Future Prospects In Saoudi Arabia
In the light of the educational situation presented in the first part of the current report, and on the basis of the statistical indicators and the challenges as well as quick changes in education, Education for all in Saudi Arabia seems to have a better future.
However, the nature of these challenges leads us to say that the established mechanisms to face them are based upon the evaluation of the efforts made in this field.
The most important challenges that constitute a threat for developments in the future are the following:
The quantitative development and the capacity of the educational basis:
If we look at the indicators of quantitative expansion and accordingly to the increase in the number of students, we notice that this requires the expansion and the growth of the occupancy rate in schools as well as a level of education that realizes the desirable educational objectives. This problematic requires serious efforts to provide a good quality of education to all students equally. The annual demographic growth in Saudi Arabia is considered as a strategic demand for a global development that occurred in terms of socio-economic needs, changes in the infrastructure, introduction of new technologies, the growth of the public and the private sector; this is why national skills are needed. Since then, the role of the educational institutions in Saudi Arabia was and is still a challenge that requires a review and a deep planning for growth which would allow the educational institution to expand the educational basis, by providing a well developed education that meets the needs of individuals and the society in accordance with the objectives of global development. For this reason, intensive plans have been set up to realize the following:
-A balance between the growth rates of educated people and the educational basis as well as its capacities through the establishment of a school map that takes into account horizontal expansion and demographic growth between cities and villages, while giving education opportunities for all.
-To diversify education patterns especially in secondary education to reduce costs waste resulting from the increase in repetition and drop-outs rates which require to rebuild the capacities and educate students.
-To diversify the funding sources of education so as to meet the expected increase of educational costs and thus to guarantee a high quality of education and training.
-To prepare graduates according to the needs of the labor market.
-To ensure a good quality of education.
-To provide all requirements in terms of teachers, school buildings, equipment.
Authenticity and contemporaneity:
The educational system in Saudi Arabia is based upon the general trends of the educational policy that aims at preparing graduates who have a national Arab and Islamic identity open to other cultures and interacting with them with impartiality. The flow of cultures that invade the world due to the spread of telecommunications and accordingly to the expansion of cultural exchange throughout the world requires a quantitative change to reach the following:
-To allow various and diversified practices and skills as well as experiences within the classrooms.
-To consecrate the strategy of education for education, and to establish curricula in this regard.
-To create a balance between authenticity and contemporaneity, to exploit the flow of cultures, and to enhance knowledge, values and trends according to Islamic educational and intellectual basis.
-To transform the school which is a social institution, into an institution that interacts with the society with openness in order to meet the needs of individuals on the one hand, and to satisfy the social and economic needs of the society on the other hand.
To create a balance between centralization and decentralization to ensure the consolidation of general intellectual and educational frameworks, and to give autonomy to schools for more creativity and innovation.
Technology: between targeting and exploitation
The technological qualitative changes during the last quarter of the current century caused a quantum leap in the various fields and sectors. Thus, we cannot expect what would happen in the future when the technology will be used in order to develop the technology itself, since the changes will be faster than we might imagine. During the next decade, there will be a big boom in more complicated technologies, since the computer, the internet and satellites introduced new concepts that transformed figures, information and images into a wholly integrated information system that made human resolutions deeper, and more accurate and mature.
This is why we are going to witness a great change to which the educational institutions should prepare themselves and therefore to move towards two important trends:
In order to face the challenges, a plan with clear objectives and policies to be implemented in the next period has been set up, and it will be translated into ambitious scientific programs that will be a part of a long-term strategy.
Saudi Arabia committed itself to apply a five-year plan for 2000-2005, which encompasses objectives and policies that are supposed to realize a quantum leap in providing education for all.
Education for all in the seventh five-year draft plan (2000-2005):
The seventh five-year plan focused on the student and his/her needs since he/she is the major player in the educational process, in the light of the general objective "Education for All". The Plan has set up a series of objectives for every aspect related to the educational process. The objectives are the following:
General objectives:
2-1 To seek to create a center for educational development in order to increase the efficiency of educational curricula programs. To prepare educational and psychological studies and research that would cover the components of the educational process and the school environment (students, teachers, books, and teaching materials) and to apply their results in accordance with the Saudi situation.
2-2 To modernize and develop general education programs and plans in the light of the Islamic Charia in accordance with the changing needs of the society and of development objectives.
2-3 To evaluate the efficiency of general education to get informed about the most successful methods that affect the educational system in order to increase the level of the educational performance.
2-4 To improve school books in terms of form, content and editing.
2-5 To improve the status of school libraries and to give them the interest they deserve.
2-6 To introduce useful and modern educational means in terms of educational technology and to adapt them so as to serve educational objectives.
2-7 To give special interest to various teaching materials, and to seek to intensify their use.
2-8 To seek to introduce the systems of modern and developed techniques like computers in all fields of action.
2-9 To complete the studies under process about the established system of students assessment and to correct the shortcomings according to modern educational means.
2-10 To develop the programs of The Holy Koran inculcation through modernizing the teaching means and improving the teachers efficiency.
2-11 To establish programs to prepare and train special education teachers (people with disabilities) in teachers institutes.
2-12 To extend the programs for the development of students capacities and skills through scientific, cultural, social, artistic and scout activities.
2-13 To rehabilitate the centers of school activities for the spiritual, physical, social and mental fulfillment of students.
2-14 To develop the special information system of students, to guide them and follow up on them and assess their performance.
2-15 To extend preventive and treatment health services in schools.
2-16 To develop students registration measures.
2-17 To provide assisting services for students like transports to school, subsidies, and rations according to special norms.
3-1 To modernize and organize the administrative system in the Ministry as well as educational administrations in regions and districts as well as in other educational institutions, and to increase their efficiency through continuous in service training.
3-3 To improve the efficiency of headmasters technically and administratively.
3-4 To satisfy the needs for Saudi administrative and educational supervisors.
3-5 To satisfy all the needs of the educational sector in terms of equipment, tools, office furniture, school books, and teaching materials.
4-1 To provide school buildings to all educational levels.
4-2 To modernize school buildings design to provide the appropriate school environment (workshops, laboratories, play fields ) as well as security conditions and ventilation.
4-3 To increase the number of buildings for health units in schools, and to build more students dorms in educational areas.
4-4 To maintain educational facilities and to watch after their cleanliness.
5-1 To increase the level of teachers in the primary education cycle, and to consider the baccalaureate certificate as a precondition for teaching in this cycle.
5-2 To build the capacity of university teachers in order to acquire teaching skills.
6-1 To develop the training programs of educational advisors as well as national administrative inspectors.
6-2 To seek to realize auto-sufficiency in terms of national teachers in all educational cycles.
6-3 To employ Saudi citizens in the administrative board.
7-1 To focus on the role of the Higher Commission for literacy and adults education as well as that of subcommittees in planning for such education.
7-2 To coordinate the efforts with official parties regarding the programs of adults education and literacy.
7-3 To increase the capacity of adults education and literacy schools.
7-4 To support the Central Board for adults education and literacy and provide it with high skilled human resources.
7-5 To organize campaigns in remote and rural areas in order to raise awareness amongst citizens, in collaboration with other official parties.
7-6 To conduct field studies and research, and to assess the plans and programs of adults education and literacy in order to improve them.
7-7 To organize training sessions in order to increase the competence of people working in the field of adults education and literacy.
7-8 To provide incentives to encourage illiterates to study.
7-9 To give special attention to regional and international manifestations in order to use them for awareness raising and warning against illiteracy threats, and to cooperate with other official parties.
8-1 To encourage and develop the intellectual action through sponsoring sciences, arts and literature.
8-2 To raise the cultural awareness amongst youngsters and to develop their literature trends and competence.
8-3 To modernize and equip public libraries and cultural centers, to improve their status and to increase their performance.
8-4 To improve services provided by public and school libraries through ensuring technical skills, books and useful references.
8-5 To activate action in cultural fields in development and social services centers through preparing and training cultural specialists and to organize seminars and conferences etc.
9-1 To urge students to preserve public utilities and to protect the environment.
Main future programs
In order to achieve these objectives and policies, many programs were set especially in the following fields:
Efforts will continue for spreading PC use in educational and administrative fields. Many systems will be completed to meet the needs of educational institutions and schools. The Ministry of Education has adopted a national plan for spreading PCs in schools aiming at providing all schools in Saoudi Arabia and in all stage with PCs because it is considered as an essential tool, a teaching means and an information network.
The computer courses experience started with some companies in primary and intermediate stages for the academic year 1419-1420h. (1999-2000) in order to teach students important skills for their daily life where computers are no longer secondary tools.
The experience is being assessed now and a precise description of all its considerations is being prepared in order to expand the use of computers with the collaboration of the private sector.
The girls education sector also has programs for teaching computer use to girls and spreading its use.
The educational sources center project experience was evaluated and expanded in some schools. The idea of this project is in harmony with the modern educational objectives that call for avoiding teaching and follow the concept of developing the students capacity to learn by themselves and their innovative, research and detection skills because they constitute the tools that will be needed to face life with all its knowledge explosion and technology revolution.
Development efforts are still being undertaken in Koran learning schools just like in the public schools with the same way in setting plans, curricula and choosing teachers. They have the same curricula but with more concentration on learning the Koran. The seventh five-year plan includes a project aiming at increasing the number of Koran learning schools, their classes and students in all primary, intermediate and secondary stages.
The pilot schools program aims at constituting a classified school model ruled by high quality standards for learning and teaching operations seeking knowledge, know-how, expertise in a balance that sews their relation like changes that determine the teaching, learning and educational content.
This objective requires concentration on the development of three aspects of the teaching operation: the educational administration for a better efficiency; the learning strategies for meeting the educational developments and changes; in addition to the development of the students evaluation in order to be able to judge the results of the teaching operation on the students behaviour in a wider way.
High education is very important in achieving progress in order to get acquainted to the milieu and the world developments at all levels. For this reason and because of the results of the numerous seminars on education as well as the recommendations of the scientific studies undertaken by specialized researchers, we feel the need to training students for life by teaching them the knowledge, skills and expertise that help them meet life requirements and participate efficiently in all its fields. The curricula development efforts stress the importance to take into consideration the concept of education for life in all stages.
Intensified efforts are being undertaken in this regard to develop training programs for teachers as well as information designing in the most contemporary way in order to improve the quality of training an rendering it more convenient to the trainees needs. Some education employees follow training programs and courses in order to benefit from the experience of other countries and improve the level of education and skills. Then the programs are sought to be increased and implemented in a continuous way in order to train as many teachers as possible and concentrate on the trainers training programs in order to improve the trainers efficiency and training output.
Moreover, teachers who do not have a baccalaureate degree will still be submitted to training in order to improve their qualifications and those who have no educational training will be also taken care of.
Studies have shown that the loss in education resulting from repetition and dropout is one of the most important problems that affect the education efficiency. Therefore, the educational institutions in Saoudi Arabia study the causes of dropout and the means to stop it because it constitutes a big loss for the educational budget allocations that could be invested in educating new children. In this regard, it was decided to start a six-year research project in order to know the efficiency of the real cohort through a follow-up study of two pupil cohorts. These project aims at discovering the reality of education efficiency and determining the factors and reasons leading to repetition or drop-out and that in their turn affect the educational system efficiency.
The educational efficiency is expected to improve in the next few years as soon as the new students assessment regulations are implemented.
Although the experience of integrating children with special needs in public education schools is very short, the special education programs that are applied in public education schools are far better than those applied in special education institutes and programs. The number of children receiving special education services in the public education schools is superior to that of the children getting the same services in special education institutes and programs. Developing programs are now being prepared to allow the school environment to extend the integration operations.
The Ministry of Education set a new program for detecting talented students and taking care of them. It covers 2% of the public education students and will be generalized by 5% per year. Activities of the King Abdel Azeez and His Men Foundation for talented students will be developed; this foundation was opened by His Highness the Vice-Prime Minister and Head of the National Guards at the hundred anniversary of the establishment of the Kingdom. The Foundation will intensify its programs in the field of detecting and taking care of talented students.
Adult education and literacy programs have developed. Illiteracy has started to disappear with the spreading of primary education, which led to illiteracy withdrawal to around 10.5% - for males in 1998. The year 1446h. (2025) is expected to be the year of the end of illiteracy in Saoudi Arabia thanks to the efforts that are expected to be intensified in basic education as well as in literacy and adult education programs in their contemporary global dimension.
Global school assessment projects are being prepared. They are considered as strong support to the success of the actions that the school managers are in charge of. In fact, through this kind of project, every school manager will have a report on every school at his or her disposal, clarifying with scientific proofs the positive achievements of the concerned school and the ways to consolidate them as well as the negative steps and the ways to deal with them in order to ensure a better atmosphere for education, achieve its objectives and increase its efficiency.
This can be done by calling national private companies to participate in the cooperative school transportation program in order to get a wider scope of coverage for the program in a way that facilitates means for students and their parents to seek education without difficulties and obstacles.
For these regulations to be implemented, some materials and instruments should be provided and controllers and teachers should be trained. Many programs have been established to promote implementation of the regulations, to review them and operate the necessary developments to them. Teachers, supervisors and school managers will be trained on the new means and tools in the field of students assessment. A plan will be set to assess the new regulations so that the development will be based on practical facts and well studied steps in the future.
The State is intensifying its efforts in order to provide new premises as a continuation of the annual renewal process for schools and to replace the rented buildings for schools that are not meeting good educational requirements. The Ministry of Education has prepared a national plan for school buildings that covered 200 schools of different sizes and in all educational regions in accordance with contracts signed with one of the national companies. The General Presidency for Girls Education has set as a priority the development of the school building and the expansion of school premises that are equipped with educational requirements.
Within this plan, educational projects were financed and built on land owned by the educational institutions by the participation of non-governmental sector represented by the businessmen and the investors. The credit will be reimbursed on a long-term basis and new designs will be adopted to reduce the production cost and meet educational needs in accordance with the modern and developed educational standards and environmental criteria.
The Saoudi Association for educational and psychological sciences is studying regulations and standards for education credit for non governmental schools that help the education people assess the performance of the non governmental education institutions and provide information that help these institutions grow and survive.
One of the most important consequences of this project is the division of non-governmental schools into categories in accordance with some specific standards, which pushes them to improve their performance to the best in order to increase the education efficiency in this type of school.
In the last few years, the State adopted a new policy by addressing the private sector in order to make it participate more efficiently in financing the educational programs and projects. Schools and teaching compounds were built and missions and high studies were financed thanks to the efforts and participation of the private sector.
In this regard, the Ministry of Education established a new directorate for education economics and aiming at promoting the role of the society in supporting education and finding additional funding sources for it as well as achieving deeper and wider participation in the following orientations:
with the mechanism that prevents education from becoming a commercial product ruled by the logic of profit and loss. The educational institution could thus extend the basis of education and offer a developed education meting the individuals and society needs in accordance with the global development objectives and standards. The private sector (non governmental education) being committed to investing national elements;
b- the private sector would adopt more extracurricular activities programs. This is a role that has mostly a voluntary individual aspect, the activity supervisors residing inside the educational institution. A well-studied plan should be now adopted in order to promote these activities during the academic year or holidays depending on the agenda prepared by the specialists at the department for Students Affairs.
The private sector can monitor the management and functioning of the playgrounds attached to schools and transform them into activities centers for youngsters to enter them in the evening for a symbolic fee.
c- the project "adopting a school" will be implemented; a committee or an individual adopts a school and is in charge of the spending on its development projects and of providing the necessary consultation services.
d- the "educational experiencing" model should be implemented; the private sector finances the education researches and studies. This model is a guarantee for linking the educational research to true educational issues.
e- the school administrations should be given to specialized companies with a model that allows the State to own assets and contribute to the expenses.
The Ministry of Education is seeking to achieve the project of "educational satellite channel" and cooperates with one of the satellite channels that started broadcasting educational programs to get the educational materials that are needed and useful for our students and for the society as a whole.
Special programs in students education were prepared namely at the Scientific Activity Council that aims at early detecting tastes and skills and training students on thinking, acquiring skills and reaching the sources of information and knowledge by themselves.
The State is developing students services covering:
This project aims at promoting the role of the teachers faculties in conceiving, implementing and assessing the educational training programs that target teachers, school managers, education supervisors, heads of departments and educational units. The teachers who do not have baccalaureate degree will obtain it and teaching will be better and more efficient.
It is a project for providing copies of the Koran and Islamic books in Braille characters for blind people as well as speaking and recorded books for the hard of hearing.
There are some projects being completed in the field of childhood care:
In the light of the technical developments in all fields and the expected resulting increase in spare time, the Saoudi educational institutions are trying to provide students with special skills for spare time in their own interest and in the interest of their nation. These programs include students activities and different useful means added to the curricula.
As a step to mobilize efforts and improve the available resources for education and as a guarantee for better output for the educational system, some studies are being undertaken in order to find a structural mechanism for the planning instrument that would be in charge of all educational planning issues for all stages and types.
This concept considers the primary stage (six years) and the intermediate stage (three years) one school stage that allows learners to be prepared for enrolling in the labour market or continue their education, through its multiple forms and depending on their capacities.
Saoudi Arabia is seeking to provide education for all and has consecrated growing expenditures for this objective through 283 billion ryals in budget allocations during the two development plans implemented during the time this report was prepared (1990 2000). It concentrated its efforts on spreading education and admits all those who reach the regular age for primary education and even reduced the admittance age to 5 years and nine months. It also tried to increase educational efficiency and established specialized bodies represented by the Educational Development Center.
The EFA process has witnessed true implementation; the State having provided a place for every male or female student in its schools for the Saoudis as well as for the people residing on its territories.
The commitment operation is that of the State first to provide job opportunities for all. The five-year development plans were considered as an obligation to all those who attain school-age. The coming years will witness the achievement of compulsory education through special regulations.
This report gave a wide overview of the efforts undertaken by Saoudi Arabia in the field of Education For All by developing policies and plans providing education opportunities for all social categories and improving its efficiency. It exposed the achievements accomplished with Gods help and thanks to the continuous and generous support by the Government of Saoudi Arabia to the educational sector. The report also contains the main statistical indicators that evaluate the Government efforts in EFA. It finally mentioned the perspectives for EFA as well as the plans aiming at spreading it to all social categories.
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Edna and Norma are back, Esme tries to keep Julian from being aroused, Theresa and Pilar have a heart to heart, Gwen tries to keep Ethan's mind off Theresa and Juanita is captured!
Esme watches Julian resting from the hallway and washes some medication down with Jack Daniels. Viki comes up behind her and asks about Julian. Esme tells her that Julian will be alright as long as he doesn't get aroused before he has surgery to fix his penis. Viki looks in Julian's room and notices that he is getting aroused by a dream. Viki smirks and suggests she and Esme go get a snack. She says to herself, "Dream on Mr. Crane." Esme wants to see if Julian wants something too and walks in his room, much to Viki's dismay. Esme sees his erection and yells out, "Shades of Bruce Willis, Julian is going to die hard!" She runs to get some water and pours it on him. Julian wakes up and demands to know what she is doing. Esme explains and reminds him he'll die if he gets an erection. Julian gets distracted by her cleavage and Esme leaves the room to change clothes. She comes back dressed as an old woman and sits by his bedside reading the phone book so they can be together without her turning him on. Viki enters and notices that Julian is getting aroused by the sight of Esme's knee. Viki thinks, "Oh Julian, I know how to get you now." Viki tells Esme Julian is looking at her knee and Esme gets up to leave so she can put on something less sexual. As she gets up, Viki "accidentally" pulls Esme's outfit off revealing a sexy outfit. Julian sees Esme and gets excited. Esme and Viki run out in the hall and Esme calls someone for help.
Edna and Norma have breakfast at Tabitha's kitchen table and discuss booking their next gig. Tabitha enters and Edna makes her some tea. Norma reads the paper and points out all the strange things that have been happening in Harmony like a cat giving birth to puppies and a dead person turning up alive. Tabitha asks to see the paper and then gets out her book of disasters. Edna wants to know if the book includes NBC's programming decisions like extending the Today show to four hours and thereby canceling a hit soap! Tabitha says if all the strange occurrences are true, then happily ever after is not in the cards for Harmony. Norma and Edna are distressed by this, as Edna wants to keep a vacation home in Harmony. Tabitha then says the papers are just trying to sell papers with sensational stories and Edna and Norma are relieved.
The ladies head upstairs for "dessert" and Tabitha looks at the paper again. She sees the story regarding the person coming back from the dead and learns that the grave had been dug up from below. She says, "Evil really is coming to Harmony." Suddenly her kitchen table catches on fire and Tabitha thinks that the signs are real. She says life in Harmony will change forever!
Alone in his hospital room, Julian wishes he had some company and Edna and Norma burst in dressed as candy stripers. He wonders how they knew he was there and Esme enters gloating that she told them. Julian is less than thrilled, but Edna and Norma say he's lucky to have two performers of their caliber give him a private showing. Julian thinks he needs a sedative, as Edna and Norma start to do a striptease. Norma Vogues, Edna strips and Julian cowers under his covers.
Fancy comes up to her room and finds Luis waiting for her. They kiss and Luis tells her he wanted to spend some time alone with her without Pretty or Sheridan around. However, Sheridan is listening at the door and Pretty is right behind her. Fancy and Luis have another conversation about Pretty, and Luis assures Fancy that they will be together forever. They start to kiss and Pretty and Sheridan are disgusted by their affection. Pretty wants to break it up, but Sheridan stops her saying she needs to be patient and calculating. As Luis and Fancy start to have sex, Pretty gets an idea and they take off. When Pretty and Sheridan return, Pretty puts a cage of bats in their room, but quickly realizes Fancy and Luis have left. The bats get out of their cage and come after Pretty and Sheridan. The women run around the mansion and finally find respite in Luis and Fancy's room. They fret over not knowing where Luis and Fancy are and worry that they aren't able to stop the couple from growing closer.
Luis brings Fancy to a candle lit room telling her he wanted to show her how much she means to him. Luis says all of their dreams will come true and pulls a ring out of his pocket.
Back at the Crane mansion, Theresa tells Pilar how she survived the shark attack and why she is disguised as the nanny. They hug and Ethan walks in. Surprised, he asks if everything is okay and why Pilar is hugging Gertrude. Before Pilar can answer, Gwen comes into the room after she washed the blue dye off. She asks if Ethan spoke to Little E, but Ethan hasn't been able to find him yet. Pilar says she was telling Gertrude about Theresa and she got emotional, so Gertrude hugged her.
After Gwen and Ethan leave, Pilar says she wishes Theresa could tell Ethan she was alive. Theresa does too, but as long as Juanita is out there she has to stay disguised. They both hope that Juanita is caught so Theresa can be with her family. Pilar thinks it's only a matter of time before Ethan catches on to Theresa being Gertrude and says she has to leave Harmony before it's too late. Theresa says it's killing her to see Ethan with Gwen, but she can't allow Gwen to send Little E to boarding school so she has to stay. Pilar begs Theresa to be careful so Juanita doesn't find out she's alive. Theresa believes once Juanita is caught her and Ethan will live happily ever after.
Gwen brings Ethan up to their room and seduces him. Ethan is taken aback, but turned on by her aggressiveness. Gwen thinks, "I will do whatever I have to, to send Little Ethan to boarding school." Afterwards, Ethan marvels at Gwen's behavior in bed and Gwen tells him she plans to spend the rest of her life pleasing him. Gwen gets up to "recharge her batteries" and Ethan looks at a photo of Theresa and says "Theresa I'm never going to get over losing you." Gwen sees and privately wonders what she has to do to make him get over her. Gwen pretends she didn't see the photo and asks if he's ready for another round. Ethan wants to rest, but Gwen convinces him otherwise. As they have sex, Ethan thinks about Theresa and says, "I will never stop loving you." Gwen realizes he's talking about Theresa and thinks, "When will your love for her die?"
Juanita sneaks around Mexico trying to elude the Federales who are working with the Americans to find her. A cop comes up to her with a pulled gun and calls for backup. Juanita knocks the gun out of his hand and runs. The cop follows and a searchlight shines on her. The cop tells her that she is under arrest. He handcuffs her and Juanita hisses, "No!"
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By Amaani LyleAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2013 As part of his two-day tour of Colorado facilities and installations, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station yesterday to assess current defense capabilities in the face of the nation's new challenges.
Hagel's stops included homeland and integrated air and missile defense briefings from officials and Canadian partners at North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., commander of U.S. Northern Command and NORAD at Peterson Air Force Base.
"This facility … and the entire complex of NORAD and Northcom represent, really, the nerve center of defense for North America," Hagel said.
The secretary's wife, Lilibet, accompanied him and also visited facilities to meet with troops and their families to address sexual assault and other matters affecting the welfare of the force.
"It is the people that are the core of any institution," Hagel said. "It really matters little how much money you have in the budget or how much technology you have –- if you don't have the right people, you don't have much."
Hagel praised the quality and character of troops as "central to the defense of this country," giving special recognition to those who have battled debilitating area forest fires in recent months.
"This has been a tough … time for many states in our country dealing with natural disasters," Hagel said. "I'm very proud of the kind of contributions … that our service members have made to this community and to help others. That's who we are, and that is part of our mission in the Defense Department."
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Following a 16-day layoff, the Miners will return to action in a pivotal C-USA game on Saturday at Tulane.
UTEP vs Tulsa. Senior Day. Photos by IPA
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2010 (JUNIOR): Served as the Miners' long snapper for punts ... UTEP didn't have a punt blocked in 51 attempts ... recorded four tackles on special teams.
2009 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games on various special teams units ... served as the primary kick snapper for the final 11 contests of the year ... registered one tackle.
2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see action.
2007: Redshirted.
PRIOR TO UTEP: All-District defensive end, tight end and long snapper at Mayfield High School in Las Cruces ... second team All-State defensive end his senior year ... three-year varsity letterwinner for coach Michael Bradley ... member of two state title teams (2005, 2006) and three consecutive district championship units ... also lettered in baseball and golf as a prep ... led the team in home runs and batted over .500.
PERSONAL: Parents are Moe and Lish Camilli ... has one brother ... full name is Matthew Angelo Camilli ... born 2/15/89 (Albuquerque, N.M.) ... Multidisciplinary Studies major.


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Vance County and Henderson law enforcement investigators are following up on a New Year's Day complaint of an abduction from a city location and an attempted rape that is alleged to have taken place in the county, according to police reports.
The call to police reported the incident at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday at a Clark Street location.
"The victim was reported to have been picked up and droppe
d off at the same location," wrote Lt. Christopher Ball of the Henderson police in an email message with The Dispatch.
He added that the reported rape attempt occurred in the county, and that Vance County Sheriff's Office deputies have been notified.
Ball said the incident appears to be domestic, and the victim is familiar with the suspect.
According to the police report, the victim sustained major injuries from the incident. The victim, a 21-year-old female, is noted as residing at an address in another location of the city from Clark Street.
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Fairfield University is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with the 92nd Street Y, New York's premier cultural institution and community center, to broadcast selected live programming in conjunction with the University's Open VISIONS Forum–Espresso lecture series. The format will combine live-streaming broadcasts from 92Y to Fairfield University, with live town hall-style conversations here on campus, featuring faculty and community experts on stage.
Open VISIONS Forum–Espresso is an on-the-go sister series to the University's long-established signature lecture series Open VISIONS Forum (OVF). While OVF announces its season in well in advance, OVF–Espresso will announce new events throughout the year, bringing some of the world's top thinkers, authors, trendsetters and opinion-makers to campus and the greater community.
"Truth be told, the original inspiration and modeling of OVF came directly from my presence as an often awed audience member at the 92Y over 20 years ago," said Philip Eliasoph, Ph.D., professor of art history and OVF founder/director. "Its powerhouse platform offering New Yorkers these stimulating conversations with leading public intellectuals, prominent artists and award-winning authors captured my imagination. Now the fact that we can transport their top-notch events to our Fairfield University audience through the magic of digital broadcasting is one of those perfect circles coming to full connectivity."
The OVF–Espresso/92Y collaboration kicks off on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. with a pre-lecture and 8 p.m. live-stream broadcast of "Full Court Press: Inside the Bush and Obama White Houses," featuring Robert Gibbs and Ari Fleischer, (pictured, left-to-right), the first press secretaries for Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, respectively. Ben Feller, former chief White House correspondent for The Associated Press, will moderate the discussion, broadcast live from the 92Y to 42 Bellarmine (on the Fairfield University campus, across the street from the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts).
Those gathered at 42 Bellarmine will also enjoy a pre-lecture at 7:30 p.m., "The Future of Spin," with Michael Serazio, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication and deputy director of Open VISIONS Forum (OVF). Following the 8 p.m. broadcast, Dr. Eliasoph will moderate an on-stage conversation with Dr. Serazio and Dr. Gwendoline Alphonso, assistant professor of politics. On Monday, November 4, 2013, OVF–Espresso/92Y will present an 8 p.m. broadcast of "My Life in Law," with attorney and author Alan Dershowitz interviewed by author and CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin to the Quick Center. At 7:30 p.m., Connecticut attorney Alan Neigher will present a pre-lecture introducing the event, "Highlights of Alan Dershowitz's Legal Career." A post-broadcast talk will include Dr. Eliasoph, Neigher and Debra Strauss, J.D., associate professor of business law.
"92Y has been a community center for almost 140 years, but now we're reimagining that community, thanks to digital technology," said Henry Timms, 92Y's interim executive director. "We've always known that there's a much bigger audience for our talks and interviews than could fit in our hall, and now live-streaming allows our guests to connect with so many more people – in Fairfield and beyond. We're particularly delighted to become part of the Quick Center's community."
Tickets to OVF–Espresso events are $12. For tickets, call the Quick Center Box Office at (203) 254-4010, or visit www.fairfield.edu/ovf.


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There were two ways: to enlarge the diameter of the gear (but so I'd have also to build a longer brace between tripod and motor), or to try to make much little teeth on the same diameter. Second choice should have been impossible to make by hand, but with a laser cutter perspex plate it has become reality (thanks to Waldy which helped me).
Step 1: Laser cutter absolutely needed!
I attach the dxf file with all three cogs so that you can see or utilize it to make something similar.
Step 2: The transparent gears
Step 3: The metal handy connection
You see how the metal locking bolt pipe remains in the socket I've created in the inner circumference. There is a thin black rubber band between the tripod head and the gear, so it's tightly steady.
Step 4: Dismounting the motor unit
The issue is that the little nail which push the teeth has to make a shorter route because the teeth are much smaller, so closer each other than before.
On the same time I want to keep the chance to use any of my three gear sets, so I've decided to add a nail behind th exeisting one.
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Hinds CC men's track wins three events at MC TwilightApril 8, 2013
RAYMOND – The annual Mississippi College Twilight Invitational was held in Clinton on Friday and the Hinds Community College men's track and field team finished in third place overall after winning three events.
The Eagles had 93 points overall to come in third place behind runner-up Grambling University (142 points) and first place finisher Southeastern Louisiana University (151 points).
Hinds had first place finishes in the 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay and 400-meter dash, along with many more top-five overall finishes in numerous events.Anthony Williams (Southaven), Jermaine Authorlee (Houston, Texas), Mateo Edward (Panama) and Colby Huff (Meadville) comprised the 4x100 meter relay team that claimed top honors by running the event in 40.30 seconds.
The men's 4x400 meter relay team of Dontavious Wright (Conyers, Ga.), Huff, Michael Newton (Atlanta, Ga.) and David Carlton (Biloxi) also notched the coveted number one spot with a time of 3:12.71.Newton also earned another first place finish, this time in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.95 seconds.
Teammates Carlton (48.42 seconds) and Jerodrick Draper (Utica, 48.67 seconds) came in second and fourth place, respectively, in the 400-meter dash.Edward (10.75 seconds), Williams (10.76 seconds) and Authorlee (10.77 seconds) came in second, third and fourth place, respectively, in the 100-meter dash.
Seth Peace (Brandon) and Jalen Price (Utica) had top-five finishes in the high jump. Peace came in second place with a jump of 6'8" and Price earned a fourth place finish with a jump of 6'6".Jermale Mosby (Shelby) had a third place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.64 seconds, and Wright came in fourth place with a time of 1:53.29 in the 800-meter run.
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