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(a) In general
A State that receives a grant under section 6611 of this title shall—
(1) reserve 95 percent of the funds made available through the grant to make subgrants to local educational agencies as described in subpart 2 of this part;
(2) reserve 2.5 percent (or, for a fiscal year described in subsection (b) of this section, the percentage determined under subsection (b) of this section) of the funds to make subgrants to local partnerships as described in subpart 3 of this part; and
(b) Special rule
For any fiscal year for which the total amount that would be reserved by all States under subsection (a)(2) of this section, if the States applied a 2.5 percentage rate, exceeds $125,000,000, the Secretary shall determine an alternative percentage that the States shall apply for that fiscal year under subsection (a)(2) of this section so that the total amount reserved by all States under subsection (a)(2) of this section equals $125,000,000.
(c) State activities
The State educational agency for a State that receives a grant under section 6611 of this title shall use the funds described in subsection (a)(3) of this section to carry out one or more of the following activities, which may be carried out through a grant or contract with a for-profit or nonprofit entity:
(1) Reforming teacher and principal certification (including recertification) or licensing requirements to ensure that—
(i) teachers have the necessary subject matter knowledge and teaching skills in the academic subjects that the teachers teach; and
(B) teacher certification (including recertification) or licensing requirements are aligned with challenging State academic content standards; and
(2) Carrying out programs that provide support to teachers or principals, including support for teachers and principals new to their profession, such as programs that—
(A) provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced class schedules, and intensive professional development; and
(B) use standards or assessments for guiding beginning teachers that are consistent with challenging State student academic achievement standards and with the requirements for professional development activities described in section 7801 of this title.
(3) Carrying out programs that establish, expand, or improve alternative routes for State certification of teachers and principals, especially in the areas of mathematics and science, for highly qualified individuals with a baccalaureate or master's degree, including mid-career professionals from other occupations, paraprofessionals, former military personnel, and recent college or university graduates with records of academic distinction who demonstrate the potential to become highly effective teachers or principals.
(4) Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel, except that funds made available under this paragraph may be used for pupil services personnel only—
(A) if the State educational agency is making progress toward meeting the annual measurable objectives described in section 6319 (a)(2) of this title; and
(5) Reforming tenure systems, implementing teacher testing for subject matter knowledge, and implementing teacher testing for State certification or licensing, consistent with title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.].
(6) Providing professional development for teachers and principals and, in cases in which a State educational agency determines support to be appropriate, supporting the participation of pupil services personnel in the same type of professional development activities as are made available to teachers and principals.
(7) Developing systems to measure the effectiveness of specific professional development programs and strategies to document gains in student academic achievement or increases in teacher mastery of the academic subjects the teachers teach.
(8) Fulfilling the State educational agency's responsibilities concerning proper and efficient administration of the programs carried out under this part, including provision of technical assistance to local educational agencies.
(9) Funding projects to promote reciprocity of teacher and principal certification or licensing between or among States, except that no reciprocity agreement developed under this paragraph or developed using funds provided under this part may lead to the weakening of any State teaching certification or licensing requirement.
(10) Developing or assisting local educational agencies in the development and use of proven, innovative strategies to deliver intensive professional development programs that are both cost-effective and easily accessible, such as strategies that involve delivery through the use of technology, peer networks, and distance learning.
(11) Encouraging and supporting the training of teachers and administrators to effectively integrate technology into curricula and instruction, including training to improve the ability to collect, manage, and analyze data to improve teaching, decisionmaking, school improvement efforts, and accountability.
(12) Developing, or assisting local educational agencies in developing, merit-based performance systems, and strategies that provide differential and bonus pay for teachers in high-need academic subjects such as reading, mathematics, and science and teachers in high-poverty schools and districts.
(13) Providing assistance to local educational agencies for the development and implementation of professional development programs for principals that enable the principals to be effective school leaders and prepare all students to meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards, and the development and support of school leadership academies to help exceptionally talented aspiring or current principals and superintendents become outstanding managers and educational leaders.
(14) Developing, or assisting local educational agencies in developing, teacher advancement initiatives that promote professional growth and emphasize multiple career paths (such as paths to becoming a career teacher, mentor teacher, or exemplary teacher) and pay differentiation.
(15) Providing assistance to teachers to enable them to meet certification, licensing, or other requirements needed to become highly qualified by the end of the fourth year for which the State receives funds under this part (as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001).
(16) Supporting activities that ensure that teachers are able to use challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards, and State assessments, to improve instructional practices and improve student academic achievement.
(17) Funding projects and carrying out programs to encourage men to become elementary school teachers.
(d) Administrative costs
A State educational agency or State agency for higher education receiving a grant under this part may use not more than 1 percent of the grant funds for planning and administration related to carrying out activities under subsection (c) of this section and subpart 3 of this part.
(e) Coordination
A State that receives a grant to carry out this subpart and a grant under section 202 [1] of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall coordinate the activities carried out under this subpart and the activities carried out under that section.
(f) Supplement, not supplant
Funds received under this subpart shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this subpart.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2113, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201,Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1625.)
References in Text
The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (c)(5), is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended. Title II of the Act is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 1021 et seq.) of chapter 28 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, referred to in subsec. (c)(15), is Pub. L. 107–110, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1425. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2002 Amendment note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables.
Section 202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (e), which was classified to section 1022 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–315, title II, § 201(2),Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3133. Pub. L. 110–315enacted a new section 202 of the Act, relating to partnership grants, which is classified to section 1022a of this title.
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The dynamic economic recovery in industry and manufacturing continues and some signs of a stabilisation are now also visible in construction industry.
Recent declines in business confidence, though, confirm that the pace of industrial recovery is now "normalising" despite continued dynamic growth in exports. Fiscal retrenchment in countries with large deficits and debt and rising oil and other input prices also seem to have begun to affect the dynamics of the recovery.
In March industrial output continued its upward trend and was some 13% higher than at the time of the trough in early 2009. However, it was still some 8% below its former peak in early 2008. The three months data to March 2011 show that production continues to recover in the majority of sectors, often driven especially by export demand. The highest increases in output have been registered in capital and intermediate products such as motor vehicles, engineering and metals, whilst the recovery in other consumer goods has clearly lagged behind. However, only the wearing apparel and tobacco sectors still register declines on a year ago. Construction output registered a third consecutive month-on-month increase in seasonally adjusted output in March and the overall trend indicates a clear stabilisation, whilst industry expectations hint at a further but limited recovery in 2011. Recent data and forecasts for services, including tourism, remain positive. However, the recovery in output of business services is rather moderate and increasing energy prices might negatively affect the growth in tourism sector.
Extra-EU exports have already exceeded their former peak and continue to expand at a rather stable rate. Growth in intra-EU trade, internal demand and private consumption in contrast is less dynamic and lags behind, reflecting less dynamic overall output growth in Europe as compared to the rest of the world. However, confidence among consumers increased substantially in May reflecting a improving situation on the labour market and more optimism about the future.
Data on the fourth quarter of 2010 confirm that employment in manufacturing has stabilised. Since the cyclical peak in 2008, manufacturing jobs have contracted by some 11.4%. Whilst the recovery of industrial output has stabilised employment, the unemployment rate remains at a high level.
Looking at the situation in the Member States, substantial differences can still be noticed, even if the recovery is now visible in the vast majority of countries. While on average output is still substantially below its pre-crisis level, in some countries, such as Belgium, Estonia and Ireland (sic!) it is already above or even well above (Poland, Slovakia) pre-crisis levels.


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OLD FORGE Its a bit of a hike to Billys Restaurant in Old Forge, but as we found out, its well worth the trip.
From Watertown, take Route12 through Lowville and continue on toward Utica. Hook a left in Port Leyden onto the winding Moose River Road. When you hit Route 28, go left and its just a short drive until youre in the tourist town of Old Forge.
On Main Street, a modest sign for Billys Italian-American Restaurant directed us to an almost-secret storefront behind a liquor store in an unpretentious you-have-to-know-where-it-is-to-find-it off-street location.
On what we expected to be a quiet weeknight, we landed in the midst of a filled-to-capacity dining room bustling with activity. Maybe the heavy rain was driving people indoors; maybe it was the fact that Billys was donating a healthy percentage of the evenings receipts to a local organization.
Or maybe it was Billys reputation for fine food from the old country red sauce, pasta, cheese, sausage, green salads, crusty breads woven into familiar dishes like chicken riggies, veal Parmesan and shrimp scampi, or for more adventurous diners, veal Francaise, chicken and scallops Dijonaise, and a pasta dish called hats a la broccoli.
Out host, Billy Burns, was there to welcome us, and his sister-in-law, Adrianne, introduced herself as our waitress. Luckily, we had called ahead to make reservations, so the last unoccupied table in the room was ours.
The dining room is compact and comfy, with a dozen or so tables at best. It is modestly decorated, the highlight being thousands of corks from wine bottles lining the walls.
We began our culinary journey with appetizers: calamari ($8.95), stuffed mushrooms ($7.95) and greens ($9.95), Billys version of Utica greens.
The Utica greens were faithful to the greens or saut�ed escarole element, but rather light on salami, roasted red pepper, breadcrumbs and mozzarella per the menu description. Depth of flavor was simply not there.
Hot cherry peppers, usually an integral part of this dish that originated in Utica, are offered as an option. We ordered them on the side. Perhaps we should have just had them saut�ed with the greens, as they are in the original recipe.
Calamari was lightly hand-breaded in-house, quickly deep-fried in fresh oil, tossed with a judicious amount of hot peppers and seasonings, and served tender and delicious with a lovely homemade marinara sauce. Yummy.
The mushrooms were another story. Tiny mushrooms were filled with a pasty mush devoid of any taste of the alleged sweet sausage. A bit disappointing.
But things were about to change in a hurry.
The entr�e menu is approachable and sophisticated, extensive without being overwhelming. We entered our order for pork a la Billys ($15.95), ziti a la Adrianne ($19.95), frutti di mare ($23.95) and chicken Marsala ($16.95).
While our dinners were being prepared, we ordered a bottle of red wine from Billys thoughtful and nicely priced wine list, a 2010 Coppola Rosso.
Billy himself presented, opened and poured the lovely California wine, a blend of zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon and syrah, rich with juicy flavors of plum, cherries, mocha and strawberry jam.
I didnt figure all that out. It says so right on the label.
Salads preceded our entr�es. They were simple and effective, made with fresh, chopped, dark-green romaine lettuce dressed with Billys own balsamic vinaigrette. Adrianne brought a bowlful of crumbly blue cheese to the table, allowing us each to add the desired amount to our salads.
If you put your name on a dish it darn well better be good. Billys pork creation was more than good it was fabulous.
Slow-roasted pulled pork was mixed into a marvelous marinara sauce, tossed with al dente ziti and dusted with Pecorino Romano, a classic Italian sheeps milk cheese.
Who would have thought of pairing pulled pork with red sauce? It really, really worked.
The ziti entr�e was another winner, generous chunks of tasty sweet sausage saut�ed with roasted red peppers in a rich and creamy blue cheese sauce. A delectable lick-the-dish entr�e.
Its named after our server, Adrianne, who, by the way, is experienced, efficient and well-trained and, being part of the family, helps create the restaurants family atmosphere.
Billys menu offers frutti di mare with marinara or shrimp and scallops fra diavolo. Ordinarily the seafood dish we ordered is not prepared fra diavolo, but the kitchen was happy to accommodate us. Another family member, Adam Taft, is the kitchens culinary manager.
The preparation was perfect in every way, fresh shrimp, scallops, clams, calamari and mussels, each perfectly cooked, in an incredible seafood/tomato broth with just the right amount of heat warm without the burn intermingled with al dente linguini. This dish was exceptional.
Chicken Marsala was pretty straightforward, several moist and tender chicken breasts lightly saut�ed with mushrooms, garlic and sweet Marsala wine.
It was a rather thin sauce with the distinct flavor of the Marsala. Someone expecting a thicker, richer gravy might be disappointed. We were fine with it.
Desserts, priced at $4.95 apiece, were quite good, a nice complement to an excellent meal.
Tiramisu was made on-site, nice and light with the customary components: liquor-laced lady fingers, mascarpone cheese and coffee essence. Cheesecake and carrot cake were perfectly acceptable confections from one of their restaurant suppliers. Molten chocolate cake was predictable and just fine, as well.
Dinner for four cost $139.45 before tip. The bottle of Coppola wine added $23 to the tab.
All in all, the food was excellent freshly prepared, wonderfully seasoned and generously portioned, and served hot from the kitchen.
Adriannes service was pleasant, efficient and accommodating.
Our Billys experience was quality food and service with a gentle ambiance and a good value, living up to their motto Great Food and Hospitality.
Last Sundays review of BIN-427 in Cape Vincent incorrectly stated the history of the various restaurants that have operated on the site. It was the Market Street Inn between Sleepy Hollow and BIN-427.
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HOURS: Open at 5 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday and at 4 p.m. Saturday
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ENTR�E PICKS: Pork a la Billys, frutti di mare, ziti a la Adrianne
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On December 20, the California Supreme Court upheld the legislature's elimination of redevelopment agencies. Each city now needs to figure out how to do what has been traditionally been done with redevelopment funds. What does this surprising turn of events mean for the urbanist agenda in California?
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This year has been a wild one for redevelopment agencies in in California. First California voters passed Proposition 22, which prevented the state from raiding redevelopment agency funds. Then Governor Jerry Brown vowed to abolish redevelopment agencies and got fairly close to doing so. Now redevelopment agencies have once again headed to the chopping block, only this time it's for real.
Work on Senate Bill 375, California's anti-sprawl legislation, continued last month with a joint meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments. The question at hand: Should MTC and ABAG approve a set of five alternative growth scenarios to further analyze? ...
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On his official Tumblr blog, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (shown) announced August 29 that he will soon declassify a cache of documents disclosing how many people are being watched under the various federal surveillance schemes.
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In June, President Obama directed the Intelligence Community (IC) to declassify and make public as much information as possible about certain sensitive U.S. Government surveillance programs while being mindful of the need to protect sensitive classified intelligence and national security.
Consistent with this directive and in the interest of increased transparency, the DNI has determined, with the concurrence of the IC, that going forward the IC will publicly release, on an annual basis, aggregate information concerning compulsory legal process under certain national security authorities.
Specifically, for each of the following categories of national security authorities, the IC will release the total number of orders issued during the prior twelve-month period, and the number of targets affected by these orders:
FISA orders based on probable cause ( Titles I and III of FISA, and sections 703 and 704).
Section 702 of FISA
FISA Business Records (Title V of FISA).
FISA Pen Register/Trap and Trace ( Title IV of FISA)
National Security Letters issued pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 3414(a)(5), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681u(a) and (b), 15 U.S.C. § 1681v, and 18 U.S.C. § 2709.
The watcher-in-chief hedges, of course, adding, "Our ability to discuss these activities is limited by our need to protect intelligence sources and methods."
He goes on to trot out the Establishment's favorite trope: All the violations of the Constitution "are an important part of our effort to keep the nation and its citizens safe."
Freedom for safety seems to be the only available currency exchange in the economy of the surveillance state.
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In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut — young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.
Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.
Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.
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Born in Richland, Washington in 1951, Orson Scott Card grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He lived in Brazil for two years as an unpaid missionary for the Mormon Church and received degrees from Brigham Young University (1975) and the University of Utah (1981). The author of numerous books, Card was the first writer to receive both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row, first for Ender's Game and then for the sequel Speaker for the Dead. He lives with his wife and children in North Carolina.
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BALMAT A Montreal company plans to buy the Balmat zinc operation within three months with the intention of reopening it.
We think the market conditions are right. Its ready to be put back into production in short order, said Kevin D. Weston, president of Beaufield Resources. Its a perfect fit for us.
A restart date is not public yet, pending the completion of technical reports, but the company plans to start accepting resumes soon on its website, www.beaufield.com.
We plan to start recruitment within our 90-day due diligence period, Mr. Weston said. Our goal is to use as much local labor as we can.
If operations begin, employment will be similar to when HudBay Minerals operated the mine, he said.
About 200 people lost their jobs when HudBay closed the mines in 2008 because of rising operating costs and declining prices for zinc.
Beaufield has signed an exclusivity agreement and a non-binding letter of intent with HudBay to acquire the mine for a total of $12 million Canadian and up to $2 million Canadian in Beaufield shares. An earlier deal for OMT Inc. and New York Zinc, two other Canadian companies, to acquire the mine for $14 million is dead.
They werent able to raise the money, said John Vincic, HudBay vice president for investor relations and corporate communications.
OMT announced termination of the proposed business combination for acquisition of the Balmat mine Thursday.
HudBay will have no more than a 9.9 percent interest in Beaufield, a mineral exploration company whose activity has been focused in Quebec.
The deal between Beaufield and HudBay is for an initial payment at closing of $4 million Canadian, equity consideration of up to $2 million in common shares, a second cash payment due six months after closing of $4 million Canadian, and a third cash payment 12 months after closing of $4 million Canadian.
Beaufield intends to seek financing for part of the purchase payment and for the restart of the mine if it proves feasible. The company became aware of the availability of the Balmat operation in December and looked at the property in January, Mr. Weston said.
It all happened so quickly, he said.
Mr. Weston said he will introduce his technical team to the mines Monday and Tuesday. Exploration will continue under Beaufield, with good opportunities both within the Balmat mine and regionally, he said.
The reopening of the mine could come at a time when global zinc supplies are shrinking amid a number of mine closures. The current price for zinc is around 95 cents per pound, which could be sufficient for Balmat to be profitable.
Were optimistic it will be, Mr. Weston said.
The name of the operation will likely remain St. Lawrence Zinc.
Our company name will probably be on the sign as well, Mr. Weston said.
Fowler Supervisor Michael J. Cappellino was pleased to hear news that a sale was forthcoming.
That would be nice, he said. Id like to know more.
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According to court documents filed last week at the Franklin County Clerks Office, Virginia Murphy tripped over plastic bread crates that had negligently been placed on the floor, causing her to trip and fall, cutting her right leg. She sustained a laceration that required 22 stitches, causing the skin of the leg to necrose and slough off.
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Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is announcing a $500 million package of executive actions and legislative proposals aimed at reducing gun violence a month after a mass shooting in Connecticut killed 20 elementary school children.
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Obama also is signing 23 executive actions -- which require no congressional approval -- including several aimed at improving access to data for background checks. A presidential memorandum will instruct the Centers for Disease Control to research causes and prevention of gun violence.
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Obama wants Congress to close loopholes that permit private gun transactions to occur without background checks. The White House says nearly 40 percent of gun sales are conducted by private individuals now exempt from checking the backgrounds of buyers.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says a National Rifle Association video referencing President Barack Obama's daughters is "repugnant and cowardly."
Obama spokesman Jay Carney says most Americans agree that a president's children should not be used as "pawns in a political fight." Carney was referring to an online video from the pro-gun lobby. The video calls Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for having armed Secret Service agents protect his daughters at school while not committing to installing armed guards in all schools.
The NRA released the video ahead of Obama's announcement Wednesday of proposals for curbing the nation's gun violence.
The president is calling on Congress to enact universal background checks and ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines -- all measures the NRA opposes.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he'll begin hearings in two weeks on gun safety proposals, as President Barack Obama pushes for fast action.
Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont says he envisions a series of hearings examining violence in popular media and how to keep guns safe, among other topics.
Leahy's plan could point to a slower process in Congress than gun control advocates would like a month after the tragic shootings in Newtown, Conn., that killed 26 people, including 20 schoolchildren. The White House sees a need for fast action before memories fade.
Obama is unveiling his proposals at the White House later Wednesday to ban assault weapons and require universal background checks.
Leahy, a gun owner, spoke Wednesday morning at Georgetown University Law Center.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) -- Another Oregon sheriff says he would refuse to enforce any new federal gun law he believes is unconstitutional.
Crook County Sheriff Jim Hensley said Tuesday he sent the same letter to Vice President Joe Biden that was sent Monday by Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller.
The letter says politicians are attempting to exploit the deaths of innocent victims in the Connecticut school shooting by supporting laws that would harm law-abiding Americans.
Hensley told KTVZ he believes in the Second Amendment, and he says officials should consider other factors that may have a role in mass shootings, such as violent video games.
Newtown, Conn., parents ask for police in schools
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Some parents in Newtown, Conn., are urging local education officials to consider stationing police at all town schools as they put together their budget proposal.
Three parents called for school resource officers at all Newtown schools at a school board meeting Tuesday night. They say the town should do all it can to prevent another tragedy like the one last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders, six educators and himself after fatally shooting his mother at home.
Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson's proposed $73 million education budget for 2013-2014 includes $165,200 for an extra eight security guards. She says safety became officials' top concern after the shootings.
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(a) Establishment of Office
There is established within the Office of the Secretary, an Office on Women's Health (referred to in this section as the "Office"). The Office shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health who may report to the Secretary.
(b) Duties
The Secretary, acting through the Office, with respect to the health concerns of women, shall—
(1) establish short-range and long-range goals and objectives within the Department of Health and Human Services and, as relevant and appropriate, coordinate with other appropriate offices on activities within the Department that relate to disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and public and health care professional education, for issues of particular concern to women throughout their lifespan; [1]
(2) provide expert advice and consultation to the Secretary concerning scientific, legal, ethical, and policy issues relating to women's health;
(3) monitor the Department of Health and Human Services' offices, agencies, and regional activities regarding women's health and identify needs regarding the coordination of activities, including intramural and extramural multidisciplinary activities;
(4) establish a Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women's Health, which shall be chaired by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health and composed of senior level representatives from each of the agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(5) establish a National Women's Health Information Center to—
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(C) assist in the analysis of issues and problems relating to the matters described in this paragraph; and
(c) Grants and contracts regarding duties
(1) Authority
In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary may make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, and interagency agreements with, public and private entities, agencies, and organizations.
(2) Evaluation and dissemination
The Secretary shall directly or through contracts with public and private entities, agencies, and organizations, provide for evaluations of projects carried out with financial assistance provided under paragraph (1) and for the dissemination of information developed as a result of such projects.
(d) Reports
Not later than 1 year after March 23, 2010, and every second year thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this section during the period for which the report is being prepared.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
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Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, § 229, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3509(a)(1),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 531.)
Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3509(j),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 537, provided that: "Nothing in this section [enacting this section, sections 242s, 299b–24a, and 914 of this title and section 399b of Title 21, Food and Drugs, amending sections 287d, 290aa, 299b–25, and 299b–26 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] (or the amendments made by this section) shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to women's health, or with respect to activities carried out through the Department of Health and Human Services on the date of enactment of this section [Mar. 23, 2010]."
Transfer of Functions
Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3509(a)(2),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 533, provided that: "There are transferred to the Office on Women's Health (established under section 229 of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 237a], as added by this section), all functions exercised by the Office on Women's Health of the Public Health Service prior to the date of enactment of this section [Mar. 23, 2010], including all personnel and compensation authority, all delegation and assignment authority, and all remaining appropriations. All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other administrative actions that—
"(A) have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions transferred under this paragraph; and
"(B) are in effect at the time this section takes effect, or were final before the date of enactment of this section and are to become effective on or after such date,shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, or other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law."
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Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3509(h),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 537, provided that: "Nothing in this section [enacting this section, sections 242s, 299b–24a, and 914 of this title and section 399b of Title 21, Food and Drugs, amending sections 287d, 290aa, 299b–25, and 299b–26 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] and the amendments made by this section may be construed as establishing regulatory authority or modifying any existing regulatory authority."
Limitation on Termination
Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3509(i),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 537, provided that: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal office of women's health (including the Office of Research on Women's Health of the National Institutes of Health) or Federal appointive position with primary responsibility over women's health issues (including the Associate Administrator for Women's Services under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) that is in existence on the date of enactment of this section [Mar. 23, 2010] shall not be terminated, reorganized, or have any of it's [sic] powers or duties transferred unless such termination, reorganization, or transfer is approved by Congress through the adoption of a concurrent resolution of approval."
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The price of gold rose to its highest level in five weeks as German economic data boosted the euro and Chinese trade data helped to push commodities skyward, according to Reuters.
CNN reported that the price of gold for February delivery, the most actively traded contract, rose $30.00 to $1,660.80 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, an increase of 1.84 percent for the commodity.
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Gary R. Mathews, 45, was charged earlier this week for assault and endangering the welfare of a child charges.
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Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a 7- to 8-quart heavy pot. Add clams and cook, covered, over moderately high heat, until clams are opened wide, stirring and checking frequently after 6 minutes and transferring clams as opened to a bowl. (Discard any clams that have not opened after 10 minutes.) When cool enough to handle, shuck clams.
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Discard cheesecloth sack and its contents without squeezing. Pour tomato water through large sieve lined with a dampened paper towel into a bowl. Measure out 4 cups tomato water and reserve remainder for another use.
Transfer 1/2 cup tomato water to a small saucepan, then sprinkle with gelatin and let soften 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring, just until gelatin is dissolved, then stir into remaining 31/2 cups tomato water.
Arrange glasses on trays and put 1 or 2 cilantro leaves in each, then a clam, and then 1 or 2 more cilantro leaves. Add about 1 tablespoon tomato water to each glass (stir water each time so gelatin remains well distributed) and chill, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at least 3 hours. (Gelatin will be thickened but not set; it needs to slide easily out of glass.)
Cooks' notes:
·Tomato water (without gelatin) can be made 2 days ahead. Pour through paper-towel-lined sieve, then chill, covered.
·Shooters can be chilled up to 1 day.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — There's a new "War of the Worlds" raging, and this one is for real. Forget the pre–World War II radio hoax by Orson Welles. Flash forward to 2005 and the Steven Spielberg–Tom Cruise version? No, flash a little further. New technologies making Marshall McLuhan's "medium is the message" dominate: new media, Twitter news, Google Glass, Big Data, Raymond Kurzweil's "Singularity." Hot news. Staccato. Immediate. Now.
• America's $60 trillion deadliest enemy
• Doomsday poll: 98% risk of 2014 stock crash
• 'Zombie capitalism' heralds 'World War Z'
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But how can we tell what's fiction and fact? What is reality in this Big Money world?
In today's bizarre reality of artificial intelligence and drones, there are only six really true facts you need to know about this new "War of the Worlds," the final war between the old conspiracies of Big Money and Big Oil and Big Government and the Big TV Networks vs. an emerging but ragtag conspiracy of eco-activists and climate-change scientists and global-warming billionaires. This is all you need to know about your future and the fate of our world:
Fact 1: Wall Street's fictional record highs
Like the Orson Welles hoax, the stock-market benchmark's all-time highs are a fantasy. But, for now, they control the medium. Yes, the majority, the global "collective unconscious" actually believes that what it's hearing in the media is factual. And most believe it when they hear from the news anchors that 2013 was the best year since the dot-com rally of the late 1990s.
But imagine a "War of the Worlds"–style cut-in: "We interrupt this program ..." An alien invasion of Planet Earth, it says. Mushroom clouds. Panic ensues. And global retweeting. Once upon a time, in 1938, we believed the cut-in. And maybe we still would. Except that today's "alien invasion" is capitalism, attacking, dominating, depleting world resources.
So imagine that cut-in, today, with the message that Wall Street is winning. Big Money is winning again. And you, Main Street investor, are the loser.
On an inflation-adjusted basis, in today's bizarrely zero-sum economy, Wall Street actually lost trillions in retirement funds for Main Street America's 95 million investors, while inflating the inequality gaps. Yes, from 2000 to 2013, Wall Street was actually underwater.
Still, most of us believe what the Big Money–Wall Street conspiracy broadcasts. It owns the medium and, thus, the message.
Fact 2: Global warming is as deadly as 400,000 A-bombs — every day
Next, imagine alerts rapidly streaming across your monitor. Big headline flashing: "Earth's rate of global warming is 400,000 Hiroshima bombs a day." Suddenly, fade to black. An eerie silence. You wonder: Is this our new reality? We're in the dark.
Facts really are stranger than fiction. No matter what new broadcast technologies deliver our news — TV, LinkedIn, Hulu, Google Glass, "Star Trek" mind melding, Kurzweil's "Singularity"— the fact is this: Global warming is running at a rate of 400,000 A-bombs hitting Planet Earth daily, dangerously overheating our world, day after day after day.
Big Oil is fighting to keep that info off Big TV News. But the fact remains that the 400,000-daily-A-bombs headline is real. It was first posted on ThinkProgress.com and voiced by one of the world's leading climate scientists, James Hansen, the head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies from 1981 to 2013, in a 2012 TED Talk. But since Big Money rules today's reality, even if the conspiracy loses a round, its perpetrators will invest heavily a comeback. They can't afford to lose the "War of the Worlds."
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RWE Dea AG, Hamburg, has inaugurated a two-unit land base to serve the artificial drilling and production island on Mittelplate oil field in the Wadden Sea tidelands of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Mittelplate, Germany's largest oil field, produced 1.4 million tonnes of crude oil in 2011. RWE Dea, the operator, estimates the field has produced more than 27 million tonnes of crude since coming on stream in 1987, with 23 million tonnes still in place and considered commercially recoverable.
One unit of the new land base, at Helgolander Kai, will handle daily supplies for the drilling and production island. The other unit, at Neuer Fischereihafen, will store pipes and rig parts.
The Mittelplate island sits 7 km offshore Friedrichskoog in the Wattenmeer tidal flats. Eighteen wells drilled from it to depths as great as 3,000 m, some horizontal, produce from the western and larger part of the field. A closed waste-disposal system prevents contamination of the sensitive tidelands.
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Jake Tyler is a tough kid who leads with his fists, and often, with his heart. He is the new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved to Orlando, Fla., with his family who has relocated to support his younger brother's shot at a professional tennis career. Jake was a star athlete on the football team at home, but in this new city he is an outsider with a reputation for being a quick tempered brawler. Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja, Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McDonald. While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Marshall Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua,. It is immediately apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an art form he wants to master. Roqua will take Jake under his wing, but it is up to Jake to find the patience, discipline, willingness and reason within him to succeed. For Jake, there is much more at stake than mere victory. His decision will not just settle a score; it will define who he is.
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This is Part Two of Book 1 of the A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Series.
This first volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is unabridged and split into two parts. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plot, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men... all will play the Game of Thrones. Winter is coming...
©2011 George R. R. Martin (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
"A Game of Thrones grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant." (Robert Jordan)
"Colossal, staggering... Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world... one of the greats of fantasy literature." (SFX)
"Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but the sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads... Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias." (Guardian)
"Excellent story, narrator still irks"
The story is brilliant - what stops these audiobooks being five star recs from me is the narration.
I wonder whether this is another of those US/UK taste things - perhaps different elements of narration strike us, whilst other elements pass us by? In the case of this audiobook, characters change accents, characters get mis-named (Joffrey frequently becomes Geoffrey), and the narrator's tone often seems to be at odds with the text.
There are two killers for me, though, which cause me to hit 'pause' before I throw the iPod at the wall. The first is Mr Dotrice's tendency to interject pauses mid-sentence (and yet, at other times, he'll run on immediately to a new scene with nary a breath), which just breaks the story's flow and makes it harder to follow than it need be.
The second is more personal, I admit, but his habit of assigning an *awful* cod-Irish accent to any arguably 'ethnic' character, the bizarre decision to have Tyrion's voice in Welsh (for the most part!) vs the rest of his family, and voicing characters like Theon as though they're middle-aged... All these are, to me, jarring, but I appreciate that you've got a cast of thousands, and so it's going to be difficult to make them all distinct.
I listen to audiobooks whilst walking the dog - normally in hour plus chunks. I almost never managed to get a solid hour's listen in with these books; I'd always reach a point where the narration was so painful that I had to switch the iPod off. The fact that I've completed the book is testament to the compelling story, despite the pains of narration.
"This audiobook sneaks up on you ..."
Half an hour into this book I was regretting buying it, and I was wondering when the story was ever going to get going, and I knew this really wasn't for me. That written, I decided to keep listening, have it playing in the background as I did other things, and see how the story panned out. I'm not sure when it happened but, somewhere during the tale, I was completely hooked! Roy Dotrice's narration is masterful and his calm and dulcet tones are very easy to listen to and he brings character after character, and the story, to life.
I've just finished both parts of "A Game of Thrones" and next month will be getting both parts of the 2nd book ... be careful your bank balance though ... starting with this one, you could get more than you bargined for ... I've also now bought the first 4 books as paperbacks and the 5th in hardback. This was my first forray into fantasy fiction ... and I was very pleasantly surprised.
Be warned though ... I read another review recently, which suggested there's plenty of violence, without the customary humour found in other books of the genre and, though I don't know what is customary, I understand what the reviewer was getting at. When the action starts, the blood and gore flow freely, and this story is set in "harder" times
My recommendation? Enjoy this audiobook ... I definitely did ...
"Best fantasy around if you have the time"
I started this series having watched the Game of Throne series on TV and it has not disappointed. It does take time to get into the stories as there are so many characters, plot lines and background history. What really helped me to follow what is happening was a website called Tower of the Hand, which has summaries of each chapter and links to biographies of all the characters.
A great ranges of interesting characters with most showing shades of good and bad in their actions. Tyrion the dwarf is a great literary creation. The author is a natural story teller, packing the narrative with sparkling dialogue, inventive action, and most chapters end on cliffhangers. Unusually for a fantasy series many of the early battles are only described to us in the third person, although later books start to describe the battles as first person encounters.
"Great book but........"
An all time classic
The complexity and interaction of the characters
He destroyed it for me. Some reviews think the narrator is great but sometimes I just don't know how certain narrators are chosen. Robert, a king in his late 40's/early 50's sounds like he's 90! Dotrice's aural depiction of women characters is just plane dreadful. In fact I find him so bad I've asked for a refund on these books as I just can't listen to him. If Dotrice and been given something like The Hobbit or Lord of The Rings his voice would have matched perfectly but where there are so many characters he just can't carry it off in my opinion. So please, all you producers of audio books, please think carefully about who you choose to read it as this choice of narrator has destroyed one of my favourite series of novels.
Game of Thrones in book form was one of my all time favourite reads but think twice before getting the audio version. It's fine if you like some gravelly voiced old guy narrating but the wrong voice for the book just about kills off any decent characterisation within the story. I'm not being agist but sometimes you just need a younger actor that can bring a wider range to the characterisation.
"A gripping yarn !"
The Game of Thrones series consists of several long books so this is a painless way to get through them all without spending months of your life reading.
So far my favourite character is Danaerys Targaryan - she has grown into her new role as khaleesi and is a true queen
Roy Dotrice is 90 now and it shows in his voice - he often sounds breathless and sometimes reads as if he is seeing the story for the first time and has not rehearsed. Some of his character voices are a bit bizarre - Tyrion Lannister speaks with a Welsh accent but his siblings Cersei and Jaime do not. Some of the characters are made to sound more like pirates with lots of 'oo aarr' going on ! To some extent I have found the narration a distraction from the plot and would try to avoid this narrator in future if possible.
"Great story...But..."
This is a great story. Epic in scale and well written.
In common with the reviews here, I would suggest 2 points.
1) the narration is terrible. I bought this book 4 months ago and initially couldnt get past the first 5 minutes of part one the reading is so poor. I persevered in the end, as I didnt want to waste the cash. I am glad that I did as the book is excelent. Audible, please don't use this narrator again. Sub-par is not the phrase, but the politest one I can think of.
2) Splitting all of the books into two shortish parts just strikes me as greedy. It was one book when it was published, why split it into two for an audio book? Oh, I know, to make more cash. Yes, audible is not a charity, but this seems like a deeply cynical move to me.
"Problem with Part 2 Second part?"
Has anybody else downloaded this and found that in the second part (the second of the two parts you download), the recording cuts out in the middle of a chapter, about between 2 and 3 hours in? I've downloaded it twice, and still have this problem.
"Very poor from audible"
What is happening with this book?? described as being in 2 parts but in fact there must be a further 2 parts missing ! I notice that others have complained about this and yet Audible haven't rectified the situation. It really is most disatisfactory to purchase a product to find that you have only received half of it! Now I have to go to the bother of making a complaint. This audiobook is available as a whole item (33 hours long) on itunes for £22 btw.
"Confused/ending/book length."
Dl'd both parts this week. Both show up as 8 hour downloads in the library, 16/17 in the descriptions? Similarly the end... Is it an ending? (also ends with the 'you have reached the end of a part but not the book' message).
So, um, have I listened to the whole book or not? I'm more that a little confused.
I liked Dotrice as a narrator though, to balance out the other review.
"I just can't wait..."
I just finished listening to this one and I can't wait to hear the rest of the series... Roy Dotrice's Performance is superb.
"Very good, amazing experience"
It was amazing, I've read the books before but this reading was really good. My only complaint is the few times the name Joffery was misread as Jeffrey, and a few other little words the same. But it's a easy and enjoyable way to experience George R R Martin's work.
"Completely ruined by the horrible reader"
A better narrator
The story was great! Intriguing and exciting.
ANYONE but him. That was the worst narration I've ever heard. I listened for half an hour and then gave up. I wish I hadn't bought all of them before listening!!
Of course. The book is amazing. Definitely worth a read. I'm just going to have to take the time to read it myself.
"Oh Yes!!!!!"
What a great book. Can't wait for the next book. Love the way that George RR Martin puts his chapters into different characters names. You soon love or hate certain characters. Roy Dotrice is there any voice the man can't do. Look if you want a great book to listen to this would be a great one. Lanuage is a bit strong, so you might not want to listen to this on and Ipod dock.
"A rich and compelling story"
The voice acting is amazing, and very well read. Alongside a great story this makes it a must-listen.
How each character is rich with their own history and personality.
"Brought to life!"
Really enjoying this read.
Roy Dotrice's voice and vision add so much depth to what is one of the greatest epic fantasy series to date. Having originally enjoyed the novels and wanting to approach from a different angle, this revisit is putting new flavour to my recollections and I'm discovering nuances previously unnoticed.
My only disappointment is a small one. Roy is not consistent with the accents he uses. It may simply be a technique he uses to make a character stand out however family groupings and sovereign peoples generally speak the same-ish. Only a small point though.
If you are looking to dive head first into the worlds of George RR then wait no further. If you haven't read the books don't let that worry you. If you are like me and simply want to revisit an old friend, then you won't regret it.*
(*usual disclaimers apply).
"Excellent series and story line"
Great story line. Will be reading more of this wonderful series. Keep them coming. :)
"A clock and Dagger Cunningly Executed, Fantasy"
Amongst the top of my list of Audios.
The telling of this story as it unfolds.
Raw, Gravelly,sometimes sounding monotone in his telling, and sometimes he sounds as though he is just reading the text.
No. I had to take breaks from listening
The whole series of this Authors story is fantastic to read. The film version outdoes both the read of the story and the listening of it. The whole of it ---A very creative and imaginative series. Throughly enjoyable.
"Stories epic in scale and detail"
I have not read the print version
There are so many great characters. It is too difficult to choose just one. One of the most amazing things about this author is that he treats the characters realistically. As a result, it is very difficult to predict what will happen to them.
He was good with them all.
Though prone to a bit of rambling here and there, and certainly capable of writing the odd dull character here and there, this is simply a classic book. The only thing that could improve would be if the narrator was some kind of vocal magician, able to cast a huge cast and somehow give them all a uniquely identifiable voice. Step forward Mr Dotrice who does a faultless, flawless job.
I'm not really much of a dragons and knights fantasy reader, but the TV series turned me to these books and I burned through all of them in rapid succession. If only he wrote faster...
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