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Twitter coverage: See Twitter feed below to follow and use the hashtag #ObamaCSU today to read and contribute to real-time coverage of President Barack Obama's visit today.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Motorists around Greater Cleveland can expect some traffic problems Friday as President Barack Obama comes to town for a rally at Cleveland State University.
The president will be at Krenzler Field, 1838 Payne Ave., with the
event due to start around 2:35 p.m. People can enter the stadium
starting at 11 a.m.
City officials said the following downtown streets will be shut from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.:
• East 18th Street between Chester and Rockwell avenues.
• Payne Avenue between East 18th and East 24th streets.
• Chester Avenue between East 18th and East 24th streets.
• East 21st Street between Chester and Payne avenues.
Motorists could also experience delays on interstates, particularly I-71, between noon and 6 p.m., officials said.
Classes at CSU, however, will go on as usual.
The president, who will be at stops in Colorado, Wisconsin and Virginia before coming to Ohio on Friday, is back on the campaign trail after the first of three debates Wednesday night against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.Ohio has continued to be a campaign hotspot for both Obama and Romney, both of whom have visited various spots in the state over the last few months -- most recently at Kent State University for Obama and in Bedford Heights for Romney.
BELOW: Up-to-the-minute coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to Cleveland State University on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 from Plain Dealer reporter Brandon Blackwell, using the hashtag #ObamaCSU on Twitter
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|Thursday - February 23, 2006
|George Noory
|James Fetzer, David Ray Griffin, Morgan Reynolds
The 9-11 attacks were an "inside job" orchestrated by factions within the United States, according to three guests who shared their theories and evidence. Prof. James Fetzer, an expert on the JFK assassination and one of the founding members of Scholars for 9/11 Truth, cited numerous factors which he believes indicate the government's official explanation is riddled with falsities.In the case of the WTC towers,the melting point of steel and the quick rate of the buildings' collapse could only be explained by a planned demolition, he said, adding that there were security anomalies reported at the WTC in the two weeks leading up to the attack. Fetzer also noted that in the Pentagon attack, the size of the impact in the building was too small for an airliner, and may have instead been hit by an A-3 Skywarrior.
Fetzer also contended that the terrorists would have been incapable of piloting the planes into these precise targets, and that "neocons," such as those who were involved in the Project for the New American Century were the instigators of the 9-11 events.
Appearing with Fetzer in the second hour was David Ray Griffin, the author of The New Pearl Harbor who concurred that the official story behind the WTC and Pentagon attacks doesn't jibe with the physics and chemistry of the evidence. Joining Fetzer in the third hour, was Morgan Reynolds, former chief economist for the Labor Dept., who argued that al Qaeda had been set up as "patsies" in the style of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Port Update
First half-hour guest Jonathan Moseley, the Executive Director of the US Seaport Commission, offered commentary on the port controversy. He expressed concern that if the deal goes through, the record keeping of Dubai Ports World would be kept in Dubai, and also noted that in the 30-day review process of the plan, there has been only one meeting held to evaluate it.
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Hall & Oates
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Don Henley
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DeRay Davis is quickly killing Hollywood with his hilarious humor and persona. DeRay recently appeared in New Line's feature, Semi-Pro, opposite Will Ferrell, Andre Benjamin, Woody Harrelson, and Rob Corddry. DeRay also stars in Warner Bros.' License to Wed opposite Mandy Moore and Robin Williams. He recently appeared in Dimension's School for Scoundrels, Swap Meet, and New Line Cinema's Code Name: The Cleaner.
DeRay's film credits also include the Hustle Guy in Barbershop and Barbershop 2, the Will Smith-produced The Seat Filler, Fox's Johnson Family Vacation, Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, and Disney's Frank McKlusky. DeRay is best known for his role in Revolution Studios feature The Fog. You can also currently catch DeRay on MTV's Wild N Out. DeRay is also in the post production stages of his own pilot at Comedy Central currently self-titled The DeRay Way.
On the small screen Davis was seen in HBO's "Entourage", Comedy Central's "Reno 911", ABC's "My Wife and Kids", Fox's "Cedric Presents…", VH1's "Love Lounge", NBC's "Late Friday", VH-1's "Play'd", Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and BET's "Comic View".
On the recording side, DeRay wrote and performed the comedy skits on Kanye West's LPs "Late Registration" and "The College Dropout" and he performed at the 2006 Grammy Awards with Kanye and Jamie Foxx. Furthermore, Davis is currently re-writing the feature Sons of the Hammer with Patrick T. Gorman and Jason Major for Strike Entertainment.
A born hustler from Chicago's South Side, DeRay began his career in the comedy clubs and was first noticed by Hollywood at Atlanta's Laffapalooza Festival. Shortly after moving to LA, DeRay won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and was a standout on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour and at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival.
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Located in Ferrara Historic Centre, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Castle Estense, Ferrara Cathedral, and Teatro Comunale. Cathedral Museum and Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a conference center, self parking, and meeting rooms are onsite.
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All 58 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and room service. Other amenities available to guests include LED TVs, hair dryers, and laptop-compatible safes.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 861 square feet (80 square meters) include a conference center. This Ferrara hotel also offers a fitness center, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times is offered to guests. Onsite parking is available (surcharge). The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
Carlton is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 58
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Computer station
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of floors - 6
- Meeting rooms 2
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Conference center
- Conference space size (meters) - 80
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 861
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- Television in common areas
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- Express check-in
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- Free WiFi
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- Laundry facilities
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- Year Built 1952
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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Self parking (surcharge), Offsite parking discounted rates available
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Free WiFi
- Private bathroom
- Bidet
- Bathtub or shower
- Room service (limited hours)
- Sofa bed size
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Individually furnished
Where to Eat
A complimentary breakfast is offered.
Carlton has 2 restaurants on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Boat tours nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 10 per pet, per day
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Parking height restrictions apply
Caters to women only
Caters to men only
No rollaway/extra beds available
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 15 per adult (roundtrip)
- Airport shuttle fee per child: EUR 15 (roundtrip), (from 2 to 12 years old)
- Self parking fee: EUR 15 per day
- Pet fee: EUR 10 per pet, per day
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 10 per night
Hotel Name
- Carlton Ferrara
- Carlton Hotel Ferrara
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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In his fourth video on the strategy surrounding development advantages, IM David Pruess talks about the role of weaknesses in the less-developed player's position. Two highly instructive examples are examined: one where a player far behind in development, but without weaknesses, opens the center themself; another where a slight lead in development has a great impact because of a clear weakness in black's position. | Watch video
The first video in IM Pruess's series about strategies surrounding development advantages. In this video he explains what development is, and how to measure the size of a development advantage. After mentioning some things you can do with a development advantage, he provides an example of the most common. | Watch video
In this video, IM Pruess helps viewers uncover an awesome tactic by breaking it down into two basic patterns. The video also discusses responding to apparent blunders from the opponent. | Watch video
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Colombia Model Claims Eating Too Much Chicken Turns Men Gay
Colombian beauty Natalia Paris disproved the stereotype that models are all smart by announcing that men who ate a lot of chicken as boys turn out to be gay.
Paris was speaking about the dangers of chicken injected with hormones on Caracol TV when she made the claim: "The boys that are eating [that kind of] chicken—because they are injected with female hormones—are starting to turn into homosexuals."
Um, Natalia, that's not what we mean when we talk about "chicken."
Paris also said the genetically modified poultry was causing girls as young as 7 to go through puberty.
Andrés Fernando Moncada, the head of the National Federation for Colombian Poultry Farmers, called her statement an urban myth. "When you hear this kind of a statement from a public figure like Natalia Paris, we must express our total outrage."
Apparently there is now scientific proof that the light given off by the flashes of photographers' flashes destroys brain cells in massive quantities!
Yup…that's how it happened to me. I was eating lunch at Kentucky Fried Chicken [30 years ago] and all of a sudden I felt the need to ask the hot and hairy man at the next booth if he wanted to go have sex. Fortunately, he didn't taste like chicken! He was the "Full Meal Deal"!
Ooh! Someone notify Chick-fil-A! They are serving the food that will make people gay!
@Taliaferro: They need to change their name to Gay-fil-A!
Professor Natalia Paris, PhD: validating the stereotype that models are brainless.


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ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- The 20th Annual Alabama Lifestyles EXPO is scheduled on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Caribe The Resort overlooking Perdido Pass in Orange Beach.
More than 3,000 Snowbirds attended the free public event in 2012.
The Lifestyles Expo features plenty of covered onsite parking and attendees can drop passengers off at any one of the three exhibit hall entrances. In addition to door prizes and numerous giveaways, $100 will be awarded at 2 p.m. and you need not be present to win.
The EXPO attracts Snowbird visitors and locals who wish to learn more about what Alabama has to offer in a spacious and beautiful setting. The emphasis is on the great amenities available in South Baldwin County. Exhibitors represent companies that provide products and services that improve quality of life and make visitors' time on the Gulf Coast more enjoyable.
The EXPO is popular with seniors, but it offers something of interest for all ages. More than 70 exhibitors will provide upbeat information and promote healthy living and quality of life programs for people over 50.
The extensive range of services and information offered includes free health screenings, food samples from restaurants and hands-on exhibits of all kinds.
Food and drink are available at the Cobalt Restaurant, located next to Caribe Resort.
The Alabama Lifestyles Retirement EXPO is sponsored by the Alabama Advantage for Relocation, Caribe The Resort and the City of Orange Beach.
Vendor registration is still open, contact Bill Meadows at 205-222-2862 or visit AlabamaAdvantage.com for more Expo info.


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If you've been to a Los Blancos gig in Central New York, you've probably seen Mark LaNigra.
If you've had the need for a fix on P.A. equipment, you may have used his expertise.
It's time for the music community to give back some to the LaNigra, considered a Central New York audio equipment guru as well as a guy likely to show up to watch the musicians he loved.
In August, LaNigra, 55, suffered a stroke. The medical bills are piling up.
His daughter, Melissa, has put together a benefit show, from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at Station 58, 3504 Brewerton Road, North Syracuse. The donation is $20, with the proceeds going toward health care costs and living expenses.
Los Blancos will perform, along with The Michael DeLaney Electric Three and the R. B. All-Stars, which features bass player Rolland Brunet with Dave "Big D" Schneider on guitar, along with Bill Barry, Dave Salce and Paul Case.
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Sundar Pichai talks with Intel about their partnership
IDF 2013 - Intel invited Sundar Pichai to talk about Google and Intel's partnership and commitment to working together to ensure that Android and Chrome OS will work beautifully on the Intel platform. Intel has committed some 1000 engineers to Android and Google has committed to Intel on the other side. Watch the video to learn more about their strategic partnership and where Pinchai sees Android heading.
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Protecting your privacy on any Social Network is important, privacy on Facebook has been an major issue. With Facebook's radical changes to its privacy policy many have decided to quit using the network. However while you are still using it here are some useful guidelines to protect your information…
1) When you make an update in the Facebook, there is a share option on the right corner you can select the people you like to share the update by selecting "Friends only" "Everyone" or any specific "lists". When you share it with "Everyone" even the non Facebook users can view it. It is available in the open web.
2) Control what people can see when they visit your profile, by changing it in the Privacy Settings. The best thing to do is remove what people can see outside Facebook about you completely. This can be done by unchecking the "Public Search Results" under "Privacy Settings – Search".
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In exile now for more than twenty years, Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet and critic Ngugi wa Thiong'o has become one of the most widely read African writers. Commencing in "our times" and set in the fictional "Free Republic of Aburiria," Wizard of the Crow dramatizes with corrosive humor and keenness of observation a battle for control of the souls of the Aburirian people. Fashioning the stories of the powerful and the ordinary into a dazzling mosaic,… (more)
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BCSC (British Council of Shopping Centres)
BCSC embraces retail property in all shopping formats and all locations. As a valuable forum and acknowledged authority, BCSC represents and supports members from all aspects of the retail and retail property industry.
Offering an exceptional events programme, membership platform, comprehensive research and influential government policy; BCSC continues to drive and strengthen the retail property industry through various platforms and channels.
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BCSC represents and supports members from all aspects of the retail and retail property industry; continuously growing and expanding into new markets, BCSC's member portfolio includes 2,600 individuals, both national and international; including shopping centre managers, developers, owners, financial advisors, technical consultants, architects, designers and retailers.
By offering an unsurpassed programme of events and awards, BCSC creates exceptional networking opportunities, forums for debate, and learning and development opportunities within the sector.
BCSC holds a Conference & Exhibition that takes place annually. The event offers leasing and deal making opportunities, thought-provoking content and outstanding networking amongst professionals from all spectrums of the retail and retail property sector.
BCSC's current policy and public affairs work is focused on improving communications with key political stakeholders in local and central government and influencing public policy around key government policy areas. With the future of UK town and city centres high on the agenda, BCSC continues to lead initiatives that ensure more prosperous retail places throughout the UK.
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Coram Deo: Daily Meditations on God's Presence - Monday, November 11, 2013
Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
Calvin reminds us to "always place before our minds the providence of God, which Judas himself, and all wicked men — though it be contrary to their wish, and though they have another end in view — are compelled to obey." The Lord is able to bring about what He wills even through the wicked deeds of men. We should therefore trust that He is working out His good purposes for His people even as others do evil to us (Rom. 8:28).
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It seems to me that it would be relatively easy for someone who knew how to work the software on the Papago to load up Lap Timing Software similar to this Welcome to RaceChrono
If we could add this BT-Q1000eX+QRacing then it would be an absolutely great system for me and my friends racing motorbikes.
Is there anyway this can be done?
Out of my comfort zone but perhaps an easy task for someone who knows his stuff.
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|[TowerTalk] Re: Tennadyne log feeder balance
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> Tom w8ji makes some interesting but uninformed comments about the > Tennadyne feed system. The booms are in fact the feedpoint for the > antenna and the collins balun belongs at the transition from the > unbalanced coax line, to the balanced line necessary in any log periodic > construction. The parallel booms substitute for the balanced line and make > the antenna much more efficient. The potential of the lower (or upper) > boom is the same as that of the feed line. The booms are simply aluminum > feedline, they are not radiators, just balanced line. The idea that the > balun at the feedpoint forms a dead short is simply untrue when you study > the construction if that were true every antenna forms a short at some > point because the shield grounds the antenna. Whether it is a log, a > vertical, or a yagi. That is not correct Frank, the statement above illustrates a common misconception of what a balun does and where it belongs in the system. Baluns do not always belong at feedpoints, as a matter of fact there are many cases where an improperly installed balun can make things WORSE. This is one of those cases. Since a balun does not always belong at the transition of balanced (in the case the dual booms) to unbalanced (the coax) where does it belong? It belongs at the point where the common mode current would begin to flow, and where the high choking impedance is required and effective. In this case, that point is the junction of the lower boom and the supporting mast. Let's look at the case of a dual-boom log, with booms (one above the other) behaving as a balanced feedline. If the coax shield is directly connected to the lower boom, is at the potential of the lower boom. Even though that cable is coax if it is routed back along the lower boom the potential difference between that cable and the boom is ZERO. There is nothing to introduce common mode current on the coax (which is the ONLY current than can make the feedline radiate) as long as it parallels the lower boom and is away from the side of that boom towards the upper boom. In other words, if we had an imaginary voltmeter that could measure voltage referenced to an electrically neutral point in space around the antenna, the voltage on each boom at any distance from the feedpoint would be exactly equal and opposite in polarity at any distance from the feedpoint. With the coaxial cable taped along the lower boom, the shield of the coax would be well-coupled to the lower boom and would assume the potential of the boom. While the coax does have common mode current, it is exactly in- phase with the current in the lower boom and the shield is for all practical purposes part of the lower boom! All radiation would be cancelled by the upper boom, which hopefully carries equal and opposite currents. The balance problem, in this case, occurs at the exit point where the shield leaves the boom. This would be at the point where the cable moves from the lower boom to the vertical mast or tower used to support the antenna. If we measured the voltage with our voltmeter, we would see the lower boom is not at the same potential as the tower or mast, there is a voltage difference. (After all, if it was at the same potential there would be no need to insulate the lower boom from the tower!) The balun, and it should be a choke-balun, belongs right at the exit point of the coax from the boom. This is true no matter what other matching is done at the feedpoint end of the boom. We can NOT have the cable span the insulator at the boom to mast point without a suitable common-mode RF choke (balun), no matter how we might think the balun belongs at the feedpoint, without unbalancing the antenna and causing common-mode current to flow on the feedline shield! Bridging the coax across the insulator from the lower boom to the tower or mast guarantees the antenna will be unbalanced, and the lower and upper booms will not have equal currents. It insures the coaxial feedline has unwanted common-mode current that is not cancelled. A choke balun belongs at the exit point of the cable from the lower boom. > By the way you do not have to strap the coax to the lower boom if you > don't want to, it can drape down or use separators if you like, but they > are unnecessary. It is true that you have to be careful not to have any > barrel connector touching the boom but a single layer of tape is > sufficient insulation. Not true. A single layer of tape will NOT isolate a cable that parallels another current carrying conductor for several feet! If that were true, all of our yagis would quit working since they excite elements many feet away without electrical contact!!!!! Mutual coupling always works, magnetic and electric fields force the conductors to the same potential. Tape does not stop the effect, no more than insulation in a transformer stops coupling. The feed system, as described, is improperly designed. It may work in some cases, but it sure gave a friend of mine fits! The amount of common mode current depends on tower height and what else is around the antenna. A well-engineered feed system is not critical for mounting structure height or cable lengths. Just because you haven't observed problems doesn't mean you don't have feed system problems, or unbalance in element currents in the antenna. 73, Tom W8JI firstname.lastname@example.com List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? 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DETROIT, MI- General Motor Co. today announced it will hire 1,000 employees for its third of four information technology centers in the U.S.
The newest Information Technology Innovation Center will be located in Roswell, a northern suburb of Atlanta.
The Detroit-based automaker has already hired more than 700 IT specialists to work at Innovation Centers in Austin, Tex., and Warren, Mich. According to officials, response in the market has been strong as three of four candidates offered jobs to date have accepted them.
"Our strategy is to be able to reach the top talent in this U.S. market," said GM Chief Information Officer Randy Mott during a media conference call Thursday morning. "We're excited about the opportunity we have here in the Georgia market."
The new centers are intended to drive breakthrough ideas into GM vehicles and business processes globally.
Before Mott joined GM in February 2012, roughly 90 percent of GM's IT operations were handled by about 10,000 people outside the company. In the next five years or so, Mott wants to flip those percentages to have 90 percent be GM employees.
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INO got the chance to chat with actress and dancer Mollee Gray. Mollee is one of the supporting leads in the hit TV movie 'Teen Beach Movie' as the fun, quirky, and lovable Giggles. 'Teen Beach Movie' might be the next 'High School Musical': its ratings broke records with 8.4 million viewers. You can see Mollee as Giggles in 'Wet Side Story,' the classic beach party movie that Mack (Maia Mitchell) and Brady (Ross Lynch) get sucked into. Here's what Mollee had to say when she sat down with INO.
INO: So, how long have you been in "show business?' Is this something you've always dreamed of?
MG: I booked my first professional job when I was 9 years old! I have always dreamed of being an actress,singer, and dancer but because I was from such a small town I never thought it was obtainable.
INO: Could you have foreseen the massive success of your character Giggles and Teen Beach Movie? My daughter LOVES the movie, and so do all of her friends. It's as big a hit as the rainbow loop!
MG: I had absolutely no idea, but I couldnt be anymore grateful and honored to be a part of such a memorable movie.
INO: How are you dealing with such success and new-found notoriety? It has to be a lot to take in.
MG: I genuinely love meeting fans of the movie! It's really cute to me to hear how much they all love it. They even know all the songs and dance routines! It's so cool!
INO: Do you relate to Giggles in any way, or was this a bit of a stretch for you?
MG: Giggles and I are pretty similar. We both love to have fun and dance! The main difference is that Giggles doesnt mind confrontation, especially with the bikers. I, however, very much dislike confrontation.
INO: On top of your acting chops, it seems like you are a bit of a dancer as well. How was it being on SYTYCD? That's another cultural phenomenon with "cult-like" following.
MG: So You Think You Can Dance was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do, but it prepared me for my career today. The fans of the show are great and super supportive!
INO: Was that more fun or less given how it is so training intensive and your success depends on how judges and the fans think of your performance, each and every week?
MG: It was really fun, but a lot of stress! I remember being so stressed every week not knowing who was going to be going home!
INO: Glee, Big Time Rush, and more. People seem to love working with you. What are some of the best jobs/roles you're had to date?
MG: My favorite role I have played is the role of "Sari" in No Strings Attached with Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman. I got to play a nerdy girl trying to get the popular boy and it was a blast!
INO: What do you have planned in the coming year, since I'm sure you will be all over promoting TBM. Anything outside of that? TV, movies, music?
MG: Right now I am doing constant auditions and working on my music!
INO: What are some of your favorite things to do? Favorite hobbies, sports, shows, movies?
MG: I love to read and write! I always write in my journal about my day, thoughts, new songs, etc.
INO: What would you love to do in the future? It could be anything at all…skydiving, surfing, filming a movie with Justin Timberlake, hang out with Bill Sweeney…anything.
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KALAMAZOO, MI – Lydia Willhite snuggled against her mom's shoulder as she tried to find the words to describe how she felt now that her adoption was finalized.
"Better. Confident. Official," the 13-year-old said, smiling at Iesha and Dwayne Richardson, who had just officially become her parents.
The adoption of Lydia and her brother, Isaiah Willhite, 11, was finalized Tuesday in Kalamazoo County Probate Court during Adoption Day proceedings, when the usually closed process was open to the public in hopes of inspiring others to consider adoption.
There are more than 13,000 youths in foster care in Michigan, according to state statistics, and more than 3,000 of them are available for adoption.
"It is often said this is one of the best days in the courtroom," said Justice Stephen Markman of the Michigan Supreme Court, who signed the final adoption papers for Lydia and Isaiah. "Most of the time there are winners and losers in court, but today there are only winners."
Moments before 17-month-old Lucas formally joined the Armendariz family, the toddler wandered the floor of the courtroom, spinning in circles and pointing at balloons that decorated the space.
Just before signing the adoption certificate, Markman quipped, "This makes it official. Are you sure you want me to sign it?" Without a second of hesitation, Daniel Armendariz answered, "You bet."
Armendariz, of Kalamazoo, and his wife, Adriana, had 10-year-old Jessica, but wanted to add to their family, he said. Surprisingly, within six months of beginning the process, their Bethany Christian Services caseworker asked if they would take Lucas.
"This has been a blessing," Adriana Armendariz said.
Lucas, Lydia and Isaiah were among the five children adopted in Kalamazoo County on Tuesday.
The Richardsons have cared for Lydia since she was eight months old.
"We had just gotten married and we were supposed to take care of her for 30 days," said Iesha Richardson, 33, of Portage. "It turned into 13 years."
When Isaiah came along, it seemed only right to keep the siblings together, she said.
The two are Iesha Richardson's biological cousins. The family has increased with the birth four months ago of Naja, the Richardson's biological daughter.
"A lot of people ask us how we feel about having our 'own' child," Iesha Richardson said. "Lydia and Isaiah are our own children.
"I know that (Naja) is our biological child, but I can truly say that we don't feel any different about any of them."
Isaiah sings Naja a song to quiet her when she's fussy. Lydia bought her a bib stating, "I'm the little sister."
Standing with her arm around Lydia, Dwayne on the other side, Naja napping in her baby seat and Isaiah next to his sister, Iesha summed up the day:
"They've always been ours. We just made it official."
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- With the death of Eric Garner in police custody and a successful and peaceful protest fresh in their memory, members of Staten Island's African-American community met Wednesday evening to discuss the challenges of moving forward and preventing deaths like his from ever happening again.
The Staten Island Solution-Making Summit met in the Mount Sinai Center for Community Enrichment, New Brighton, and the hot-button topic was "The Civil Rights of Staten Islanders: After the Death of Eric Garner."
Garner, 43, died after an NYPD officer put him in an illegal chokehold as he was being arrested in Tompkinsville on July 17.
More than 60 people were present, among them members of Garner's family, including his mother, Gwen Carr, and her husband, Ben Carr, and Jewel Miller, mother of Garner's newborn daughter.
The panel members included Ed Josey, president of the Staten Island chapter of the NAACP; Bobby Digi, president, North Shore Business Association; Leroy Downs, a plaintiff in the successful lawsuit that challenged stop and frisk; Kelvin Alexander, a former NYPD officer and member of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, and Cynthia Davis of the National Action Network.
Referring to Saturday's march and rally, Josey said, "We sent out a message and dispelled some views that some community people had about that rally."
The community now has to "build on the momentum of the march," Digi said. He stressed that tjere has to be more black economic activity, more black-owned businesses offering jobs to local residents. With all the new developments planned for the North Shore, "It's important we get a piece of that pie, because that will determine where we as a community find ourselves in the next five to 10 years," Digi said. "We have to position ourselves to have a significant part in that development."
Garner's death was "a watershed moment in the history of Staten Island," Alexander said. Noting that "This is our civil rights movement," he said local non-profits, churches, and community and grassroots organizations have to work together to create employment opportunities and recreational activities to keep black men off the streets and out of the kinds of situations that can escalate into confrontations with police.
Downs, a substance abuse counselor and a plaintiff in the class action lawsuit Floyd vs. the NYPD, which successfully challenged the city's stop-and-frisk policy, stressed the important of reporting illegal behavior by police officers to the Civilian Complaint Review Board. "We have to hold their feet to the fire and hold people accountable."
While the panel noted the success of the march, Digi said he was "insulted" and "disgusted" that some businesses not only closed but boarded up their businesses. He noted the flyer distributed by the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce that said there is no guarantee "everyone attending will act sensibly. It is important that personal safety and general precautions be utilized.
Josey said parts of Staten Island are similar in many ways to Ferguson, Mo. -- where unarmed teenager Michael Brown was killed by a white police officer -- in that the racial makeup is not reflected in the NYPD officers who police the community, or in most of the political offices.
Ms. Davis said the way to change that situation is to get people, particularly young people, registered to vote and making their presence known at the polls.
Josey urged members of the black community to respect each other so those looking in from outside will not be able to disrespect the community as a whole.
The panel's moderator, the Rev. Dr. Victor Brown, pastor of Mount Sinai United Christian Church, Tompkinsville, said the turnout for Saturday's march, with more than 5,000 people of different races and cultures participating, made it clear that "what happened to Garner is not a black issue, it's not about civil rights, it's about human rights... everyone's voice counts."
"Now is the time to move from doctrine to duty. We need to move towards action," Rev. Brown said.
A second panel focused on Freedom Summer and the National Civil Rights Act. Members included Betty Bellamy, vice president of the Island chapter of the NAACP; Lou Calhoun, former president, Wesley Foundation, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Juan Fernandez, with the City Commission on Human Rights.
The event was sponsored by Eye Openers Youth Against Violence; Community United for Respect & Trust; Staten Island NAACP; Staten Island Immigrant Council; Staten Island Clergy Leadership; Staten Island 4 Change and the Staten Island Council of Churches.


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Her goal when the year began was to find a Derby horse, or to let one find her.
Last year, it all happened so sudden and unexpectedly it was almost like a dream, and the significance of riding in the Kentucky Derby, Rosie Napravnik said, didn't become clear to her until much later.
It happened, after all, in a whirlwind: becoming the first woman to ride into the Fair Grounds winner's circle after the Louisiana Derby, then the first to top the jockeys' standings at the venerable old racetrack, and then off to Kentucky, where the sheer mass and turbulence of the Derby moment can make it incomprehensible.
Most jockeys never ride in a Kentucky Derby. Only five women ever had ridden in the first race of the famed Triple Crown series. And so just getting there, Napravnik realized in retrospect, was momentous.
But getting back there could mean even more. It could mean, or rather confirm, that at age 24, with another Fair Grounds riding title ensured, and with plans to begin riding soon in New York, Napravnik is approaching an elite level that few jockeys ever attain. But her returning depends on Mark Valeski, the Derby horse, and on Sunday's $1 million Louisiana Derby.
"This horse has shown tons of talent and lots of heart," Napravnik said about Mark Valeski, "and that's what a Derby horse is supposed to do."
Napravnik rode Mark Valeski for the first time in last month's Risen Star Stakes. It was his stakes debut and his first experience racing around two turns. Most of all, though, the Risen Star became the occasion for Mark Valeski's proclaiming himself to be a Derby horse.
He stalked a slow pace, moved to the lead in the stretch and then responded when challenged by the 4-5 favorite, a giant chestnut from Florida named El Padrino. The two horses brushed and battled through the final furlong. At the wire, El Padrino put his nose in front, but Mark Valeski put himself in the Derby picture.
Since then, Napravnik said, Mark Valeski has progressed significantly. And if Sunday's race presents him with another kind of challenge or with a different situation, as it probably will because of a faster pace, then Mark Valeski will be able to handle it, the jockey said, expressing unqualified confidence in her Derby horse.
"That' one of the great things about him," she said; "he's kind and responsive. The pace can be completely different (from the slow pace in the Risen Star), but he's a horse who's easy to control and maneuver and work with."
The confidence is mutual. Mark Valeski's trainer, Larry Jones, made it clear that other jockeys and their agents shouldn't waste their time calling. If Mark Valeski wins Sunday, he will advance to the Kentucky Derby with Napravnik as his rider.
"I just know when I have her on my horses, she wins," Jones said about Napravnik, who has ridden six winners for him this season and will also ride Believe You Can for him in today's Fair Grounds Oaks. "Horses want to run for her. She has a lot of confidence, and she instills that confidence in the horses she rides. "
These final days of the season clearly suggest where Napravnik is in her career and where she's headed. With horses, jockeys and trainers converging on the Fair Grounds from around the country for what amounts to a two-day festival of racing, Napravnik will ride all four stakes races today and all seven Sunday. In the New Orleans Handicap, she'll be reunited with Pants On Fire, on whom she won last year's Louisiana Derby.
"She's a natural," Jones continued, explaining Napravnik's success. "Horses don't seem to get rank with her. I guess it's a combination of things — body language, strength, hands, and patience. She's the entire package."
Last year, Napravnik and Pants On Fire finished ninth at Churchill Downs. Theirs was the best finish ever by a female jockey in the Kentucky Derby.
And this year, Napravnik can become only the second woman ever to ride in more than one Kentucky Derby, matching Julie Krone, who rode for the roses in 1992 and 1995. But Napravnik's getting there probably depends on her Derby horse, Mark Valeski, and on the 99th Louisiana Derby.


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HOOVER, Alabama - You've probably heard of schools having science clubs, math clubs and service clubs. Well, most of Hoover's elementary schools now have Lego clubs.
But the kids aren't just playing around. Lego club members in seven Hoover elementary schools and the district's only intermediate school spend more than an hour after school one day each week learning how to combine the fun of building things out of Legos with programming a Lego robot to accomplish tasks.
About 75 to 80 of those students from seven schools put their skills to the test today at Greystone Elementary School in a Lego Robotics Challenge competition.
Teams of three or four students had just a couple of hours to tackle 14 challenge stations spread across the gym floor. The theme of the competition was SEC football, so there was one challenge named after each SEC football team.
The students had to get their robots to accomplish tasks such as knocking "football players" down, following a black line with turns or moving an item such as a small football from one location to another. But they didn't use remote controls like you see in so many robotics competitions.
The students, without prior knowledge of the challenges, had to figure out how to accomplish the tasks with their robot (and Lego attachments) and then take the robot back to a computer lab and program the desired movements into the robot via computer.
When they returned to the gym, they positioned the robot in its starting location and turned it on to see if their programming worked. Each team had three chances at each of the challenge stations, and whoever successfully completed the most challenges within the given timeframe won.
The winning team today was the Robotic Potatoes from Shades Mountain Elementary School, made up of Usman Farooqui, Sam Harrison and Matthew Langston. Second place went to the Beasts of the Southeast from Shades Mountain Elementary, while the Tiger Bots from Trace Crossings Elementary took third place.
"It's really cool," said Devyn Brown, a fifth-grader at Brock's Gap Intermediate School. "You learn new stuff like we've never had before. You get to learn to program robots."
Langston said he decided to join the Lego Club at Shades Mountain because he wants to be an engineer when he grows up and he thinks the club will help him learn skills he can use with engineering. Harrison said he likes to program video games with his computer.
Computer programming is a very important skill for students to have, given all the technology used in the world today, said Mandy Fox, an enrichment teacher at Greystone who came up with today's challenges.
The Lego robotics teams also get to use measurement, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, Fox said. "To be able to take a task and break it into smaller pieces to be able to do the whole task benefits students tremendously," she said.
"The kids were very, very engaged," Fox said. "It kind of starts slow. Then it's on fire. Once they get a couple of points, they start rolling - high fives left and right. They love it."
Students must be in the fourth or fifth grades to be in the Lego clubs, but they are open to anyone in those grades - not just students in the enrichment program, said Julie Altmark, an enrichment teacher at Bluff Park and Shades Mountain elementary schools.
Schools participating in today's challenge were Brock's Gap Intermediate and Bluff Park, Deer Valley, Greystone, Riverchase, Shades Mountain and Trace Crossings elementary Schools. Green Valley Elementary also has a team, but those students were not present today, Altmark said.
This is the third year for the Lego clubs in Hoover schools, and the club sponsors hope to continue to expand them into all of Hoover's elementary schools, Altmark said. Hoover teachers also are working collaboratively to develop programming curriculum for their middle schools, she said.
"We are really trying to develop a pipeline toward our engineering academies (at Hoover and Spain Park high schools)," Altmark said.
The program is made possible by grants from the Hoover City Schools Foundation and various PTO groups, she said. The grant money helped purchase the Mindstorm Lego NXT kits, which cost about $280 each, she said.
Fox said the clubs hope the Hoover City Schools Foundation can help again. "We're about to have to upgrade the robots," she said.
The Lego clubs from the various schools will meet again at Brock's Gap Intermediate School on Feb. 8 for their next challenge competition and on March 15 at either Green Valley or Shades Mountain elementary school, Altmark said.
See the Hoover City Schools Lego Club wikipage and more photos from today's challenge by Altmark's husband, Barry Altmark, here.
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We operate a flexible admissions policy – this means that you could receive a lower conditional offer than the typical offer, informed by our assessment of your complementary non-academic achievements and experiences. For courses that require interview or portfolio review, this may also be considered in the level of any conditional offer that follows if your application is successful.
Degree and/or experienceNormally an undergraduate degree or equivalent. Appropriate accredited modules completed as part of other masters degrees (or their recognised equivalent) are taken into consideration in judging which elements, if any, need not be completed. Prior learning will also be accredited as appropriate.
For non-native speakers of EnglishIELTS 7.0 overall and 6.5 in writing.
OtherYou will normally be interviewed so that we can assess your potential to study at masters level. For the Certificate of Seminar Attendance, candidates will normally be admitted with an undergraduate degree or equivalent.
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Course structure
There are seven distinct Applied Ethics degrees to choose from, which explore ethics in relation to art and design, education, healthcare, media, medicine or politics. No previous familiarity with philosophy is necessary.
Students take four core modules to introduce the activity of philosophical thinking and prepare for the research project. These are:
You then take two subject-specific modules – depending on the named award you are seeking – which are taught by staff in the relevant area of the university.
The research project is the culmination of the MA and consolidates the experiences, practices and research skills developed on the course into an extended argument.
Individual modules can be taken as a professional development course or as a taster of what the full MA degree involves.
Art and design
Our Art and Design Ethics MA is suitable for students with no background in philosophy. The first two core units, which students on all the degrees take together, are designed to introduce you to the activity of philosophical thinking. Two further core units, again taken by everyone, prepare you for your research project.
The Ethics of Practice
Ethics of Research in Art and Design Practice
This pathway offers a practical course in the theory and application of education ethics. It is suitable for students with no prior background in philosophical study and includes specially designed module options and a dissertation project on issues of your choice.
Children and Students
Ethical Issues in Educational Research
The Idea of Caring
Legal Perspectives on Health
The MA in Media Ethics will introduce you to the core concerns of ethics, before exploring the ethical implications of creative and professional media practice and media research. It is designed both for professionals wishing to gain a qualification in ethical aspects of their field and for students interested in pursuing further research.
These degrees develop your critical and analytical understanding of ethical issues, drawing on sound philosophical argument, while applying these skills in the specialist field.
The first two core units, which students on all the degrees take together, are designed to introduce students to the activity of philosophical thinking. Two further core units, again taken by everyone, prepare students for their research project.
Media Ethics
Practising Media ResearchResearch methods can appear a dry topic for discussion. However, this module demonstrates how particular methods are deployed in actual projects. Practitioners show how particular methods have been used throughout their career, modelling strategies and approaches for students to include oral interviewing, oral history and unobtrusive research methods such as working the archive.
Medicine: Art or Science?
The Social Context of Medical Practice
Our MA Politics and Ethics is suitable for students with no background in philosophy. The first two core units, which students on all the degrees take together, are designed to introduce students to the activity of philosophical thinking. Two further core units, again taken by everyone, prepare students for their research project.
Global Ethics
The Politics of Applied Ethics
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Staff profiles
Andy Knott is a lecturer in politics and philosophy in the School of Humanities, where he began working in 2004. He works in an interdisciplinary manner, largely combining political theory, history, and continental philosophy.
Andy completed his undergraduate degree in History at Portsmouth, and sat the Cultural and Critical Theory MA at Brighton. His PhD, The Multitude and Hegemony, explores historical uses of the term 'the multitude' alongside a contemporary consideration of a 'politics of the multitude' as proposed by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri.
The project also considers historical shifts in the forms of labour and their impact on politics – largely through the concept of immaterial labour – and theorises the possibilities for radical democratic politics in the communicative epoch of the twenty-first century.
Andy is currently presenting his work through seminar papers at a number of conferences and lecture series.
Having initially started his career as a philosopher of religion, Bob Brecher moved into moral and political philosophy in response to developing teaching duties and the rise of neo-liberalism. Over the last 10 or so years, he has focused on applying the rationalist ethics he began to develop in 'Getting What You Want? A Critique of Liberal Morality' (1998) to both his research and institutional activities – a trajectory recognised by his Research Fellowship in the Centre for Philosophy and Public Affairs at St Andrews University.
Bob founded the journal Res Publica in 1995 and had his book 'Torture and the Ticking Bomb' published by Blackwell in 2007. He serves on a variety of clinical ethics committees, editorial boards, and other ventures combining academic research and teaching with public engagement and dissemination.
On the basis of his earlier remit to develop ethics in the Faculty of Health, Bob has founded the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics (CAPPE) and leads the development of the innovative Applied Ethics MA. He is also developing the Centre's range of activities both in the public arena and at the university.
Bob is an external advisor for Edgehill University's Research Ethics and Governance Committee and is the organiser of CAPPE's Public Controversies series.
The career opportunities gifted by the course will depend on your chosen specialism. In all cases, however, you can expect to develop your skills in written and verbal communication, analytical thinking, problem solving, argumentation and research, which are particularly useful for careers in NGOs, think tanks and political organisations.
If you are interested in pursuing an academic career – or simply want to further explore an area of interest – you have the option of progressing to PhD study. You can find out more about the research opportunities we offer at www.brighton.ac.uk/research.
UK/EU (full-time) 6,120 GBP
International (full-time) 14,490 GBP
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2017–18. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK/EU students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee. Further details regarding tuition fees are available from the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).
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Brighton has been called the happiest place in the UK, and it's easy to see why. With five miles of pebble beach, more than 300 pubs and a packed festival calendar, Brighton is the ideal place to spend your student years.
Arts and culture: The Royal Pavilion is the most famous landmark in Brighton, opening its doors to around 400,000 tourists every year. Right next door is the Brighton Dome, the south coast's premier multi-arts venue, and the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, which holds a diverse collection of decorative arts, textiles and archaeological artefacts.
Festivals: The Brighton Festival is now the largest arts festival in England and a major milestone in the international cultural calendar. Meanwhile, The Great Escape has been established as the UK's leading event for new music, with over 300 bands playing 30 venues across the city over three days.
Nightlife: Aside from the many nightclubs that line the city's seafront, student favourites include The Haunt, Concorde 2 and Patterns, which attract leading bands and DJs from around the world. If you don't feel like dancing, you can take your pick from the many hundreds of pubs and bars that dot the city centre.
Shopping: The quirky North Laine district houses Brighton's finest collection of boutique shops and independent cafes, while the narrow, winding streets of the South Lanes house collections of jewellery and antiques. Churchill Square is the city's main shopping centre and serves all of your high street needs.
Sports: Brighton's seaside location offers the perfect opportunity to try paddle boarding, kayaking and windsurfing. Further into the city, The Level has a skate park for skateboarders and BMX riders to practise their skills.
Campus where this course is taught
Our Grand Parade campus is in the heart of Brighton, across the road from the Royal Pavilion and a five-minute walk from the beach. After your lectures you'll be right in the city centre, close to all the best pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes that Brighton has to offer.
The campus is home to a creative community of arts and humanities students, specialising in everything from fashion and textiles to politics and philosophy. It is also the location of the University of Brighton Gallery and Sallis Benney Theatre, which host events throughout the festival season and beyond.
The world-renowned University of Brighton Design Archives are in the basement of Grand Parade and offer extensive resources for the study of British design in the twentieth century. St Peters House, the campus library, is also nearby and houses a specialist collection of arts books and journals.
Our Brighton halls of residence are located across the city in Grand Parade, Moulsecoomb, Varley Park and Falmer.
Our Grand Parade campus is in central Brighton and has one hall of residence, Phoenix Brewery, within walking distance. We have around 300 rooms available in Phoenix Brewery, which are all ensuite and self-catered.
Moulsecoomb is two miles from the city centre and also has one hall of residence, Moulsecoomb Place, on campus. All accommodation in Moulsecoomb Place is catered, offering breakfast and an evening meal during term time. There are more than 150 rooms available here, with six to eight rooms per flat.
Varley Park offers the biggest choice of student accommodation with ten halls of residence. The site is four miles from Brighton centre but within walking distance of Falmer train station. You can also catch a free bus service to Grand Parade, Moulsecoomb and Falmer campuses, which is operated by local bus service The Big Lemon.
Falmer campus has two halls of residence: Great Wilkins and Paddock Field. Great Wilkins offers 150+ self-catered single rooms and one-bed couples flats, while Paddock Field offers 450+ catered and self-catered single rooms only. All rooms in Falmer are en-suite.
Aside from halls, you have the option of Unihomes, which we let out to our students on behalf of private landlords. The rent covers all utilities and includes £5,000 of contents insurance for your personal belongings.
You can also choose to join the many students who live away from campus in private rented accommodation. We have a list of high-quality, university-endorsed private sector accommodation and can help you find housemates to move in with.
If you have any questions about accommodation in Brighton, our accommodation team will be happy to help. You can contact them by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by telephone on 01273 644100.
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Navarre that's debatable. But you're definitely right. The SA80 is one hell of a weapon.
I'm the kind of kid that tries to learn as much as I can about firearms and history (more specifically 1700's to present) Not even close to an expert yet but I know a lot. I hope that when I get older I'll have enough money (and a good record for that matter) to become a gun collector.


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Thanks, Paula. Yes, I checked. The photos from yesterday aren't up yet. I can't wait to see the pictures!!
The jubilant swimmer you see in those photos is a member of NTP 2008 and, in a very special twist of fate, Shelly's mentor :o)
Oh for crying out loud...what a dork I am...can't tell much with a swim cap on - it's a great picture! You're both beautiful!
Paula, and anyone else,
If you'd like to share pics, send them to firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll get them together and post them.
If you can get pics to me by Friday, I'll get some discs burned and bring them to Happy Hour.


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Authorities are investigating a moped accident that left a 25-year-old man dead in Easley.
Easley police said the accident occurred at 7:31 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Hillcrest and Fleetwood drives.
Police said Roy Alderman Jr. was driving a moped when he ran a stop sign and struck a van.
Alderman was taken to Baptist Easley Hospital, where he died from multiple blunt force trauma, police said.


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Paleo Babies! - If any of you 60 plus Groks have baby grand children, feel free to forward this interesting article to their parents:
Hold the pablum: Give that baby some meat, new Canadian guidelines advise - thestar.com
Why use a sledge hammer to crack a nut when a steam roller is even more effective, and, is fun to drive.
Your gains are remarkable! People like you send a very clear and loud message to all us that screams, "Yes, you can do this too!"
There is no better goal than to raise your day-to-day quality of life. Research points out that 70% of our daily choices determine our longevity and health. Every human being needs inspiration and I appreciate people like you that are willing to share their story.
I'm thinking of holding a Paleo/Primal weekend event (Friday night thru Sunday) for seniors (50+ years of age) here in Sonoma County in Northern California next spring. It would consists of lots of wonderful local organic Paleo food (some great red wines since we are in wine country!), guest speakers including Paleo diet experts, Paleo friendly physicians, movenat, hiking, strength training, interval training, HIT all targeted with seniors in mind. I'd like to attract a minimum of 50 people the first year and would probably charge around $1000 for an all inclusive experience. Do you think this is a good idea? Would you be interested or do you know someone that would? Let me know your thoughts...Thanks!
Hi canuck, Great to see the progress you've made.
I'm 62 and started eating Paleo last January. By June I'd lost 35 lb. I've kept it off but haven't lost any more since, although I've stuck to about 85% Paleo. At 5'5" I'm still 195 lb so I have a lot more to lose.
My biggest challenges are portion size and fruit. I'm adore fruit, especially berries, and could happily eat nothing but steak and fruit, with a little shellfish thrown in, for the rest of my life. Like you, I noticed an immediate increase in energy when I started cleaning up my food intake. I suffered from oral lichen planus which is pretty common in women after menopause. It completely disappeared after I stopped eating sugar but returns whenever I do (grandchildren's birthdays) which isn't often. I read labels thoroughly, though, as corn sugars are hidden in almost every product in the supermarket, and I shop and cook for my non-paleo DH. Although I love yogurt and cheese, I can't eat much dairy as it makes my skin break out so I limit dairy products to three or four times a week for calcium and take a supplement. Eggs aren't a problem
I'm committed to the Paleo lifestyle and want to incorporate some real exercise now that I have the energy to move again. I had a chronic illness for many years that kept me from exercising, although I danced seriously (ballet) until I was 21. The muscles are still there but need a wake-up call! I'm just starting to walk every day for twenty minutes. My upper body strength is abysmal. Now that it's winter vegetable time, I'm exploring some new recipes. Overall, the change to a Paleo diet has been the best thing I've done for my health in forty years.
Today, I can officially state "I've lost a sack of tates."
I weighed myself this morning, 184lbs, down from 240lbs in March. Potatoes can be bought here in 56lb sacks. I think I'll take a picture of myself with one just to remind myself how heavy I was, and, to show off. ;-)
Problem is, I can still feel quite a lot of fat round my belly. My original goal was 175lbs but I may have to rethink when I get there.
Why use a sledge hammer to crack a nut when a steam roller is even more effective, and, is fun to drive.
You should carry a sack of potatoes around for a day and see what a hassle that is, just as a good reminder of how far you've come. Keep up the good work!


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Most St. John the Baptist Parish public school students will get out of school on May 30 under a revised calendar adopted on Thursday by the School Board to make up time missed after Hurricane Isaac. The exception would be East St. John High School students, who will remain in class until June 14.
Most students missed nine days after the storm, while students from East St. John High School missed 19 days and those from Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School missed 14 days. Both of those schools were flooded during the hurricane and their campuses remain closed.
In addition to the extended school year, the Christmas holidays will be shortened by one day. Students will begin the break on Monday, Dec. 24, instead of Friday, Dec. 21.
The state requires students to be in class for 63,720 minutes each school year.
The district plans to make up the rest of the missed time by extending the school year during the spring semester, which would now begin on Jan. 14 instead of when students come back from the Christmas break.
Most students will be in class 20 minutes longer in the spring, while Lake Pontchartrain would get an additional 10 minutes on top of that to make up for the extra days they missed after Isaac.
East St. John students will have their day extended by 50 minutes, putting them in class from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
East St. John students have missed time from this semester besides from Hurricane Isaac, because they've been operating under a platoon system that has shortened their school day.
Lake Pontchartrain students, meanwhile, have been distributed among five other elementary school campuses.
The School Board has asked the Legislature to reduce the amount of instructional time required in St. John this year because of Hurricane Isaac. If it agrees, some of the make-up days or time could be reduced.
The School Board has yet to decide how it will proceed with repairs to the two flood-damaged schools.
The board must decide whether it wants to work at an accelerated pace to have students back in the schools in January or work at a normal pace and have them return in the fall, Frank LaCourse, of project management firm CSRS, told board members on Thursday.
He said to have the buildings ready in January the board would be taking on significant financial risk.
"It would leave us vulnerable in that we would be moving forward with repairs or replacements without having an agreement with FEMA," he said. "We would be negotiating after the fact. In the end, you end up with less being eligible than if we went through the process to get this done."
He said the cost to repair the schools would also increase because the board would have to pay for around-the-clock labor, an expedited schedule to get materials from manufacturers and likely temporary storage of items such as furniture so that they could be moved in as soon as the schools were ready.
He said FEMA is unlikely to reimburse the district for those expenses because it only pays for what it deems "reasonable" costs.
He said instead of the current 75 percent FEMA and 25 percent school district split to pay for the repairs, the accelerated schedule would put the district closer to a 50/50 split.
LaCourse said final repair estimates are expected next week but look like they could reach as high as $16 million, in addition to about $4 million to replace the contents.
He said that could mean the district would have to come up with $10 million for repairs, in addition to what it is paying to run its temporary campus for East St. John High.
To get students back into the schools for the fall, LaCourse said the financial risks include continuing to have to pay to operate the temporary campus and additional transportation costs for students. He said FEMA is paying 75 percent of the transportation costs and he is meeting with FEMA officials on Friday to see how much they would reimburse the district to continue to operate the temporary campus, including adding temporary trailers to be used as classrooms to get students off the platoon system and into a full day of class.
But board member Albert "Ali" Burl III said he would rather get the schools ready for January and negotiate with FEMA after the fact.
"It's the board's responsibility to get those schools up and running," he said.
Board member Clarence Triche, however, said the board needs FEMA because it doesn't have the money to make the repairs on its own.
"We have to be a little bit cautious," he said. "You can't push those people (FEMA) around or we are going to have serious problems."
However, some board members were reluctant to recommit without the input of Interim Superintendent Herbert Smith and Finance Director Felix Boughton, who were absent from the meeting because they are in New York for meetings regarding the district's bond rating.
LaCourse said if the board wants to continue the temporary campus and shoot for a fall opening of the two schools it would have to begin soliciting bids for trailers within the next two weeks to get them by the start of the spring semester.
"What we really need is a decision," he said.
Also on Thursday, the board tabled discussion on whether to implement a policy giving preference to local businesses for professional service contracts.
Nov. 6 Election Day holiday
Nov. 19-23 Thanksgiving holidays
Dec. 24-31 Christmas holidays
Jan. 1-3 New Year's holidays
Jan. 4 Professional development day
Jan. 7 Students return to school
Jan. 21 Martin Luther King holiday
Feb. 11-15 Mardi Gras holidays
March 19-21 LEAP Phase I testing
March 25-April 1 Easter holidays
April 8-12 LEAP Phase II testing
April 23 EOC testing begins
May 30 Last day for students (except East St. John High School)
June 14 Last day for East St. John High students (half day)


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If you're a sportswriter, odd things pop up from time to time. A cheerleading coach once spent weeks trying to convince me to do a first-person story on cheerleading tryouts. A wrestling coach once offered to pay me extra on the side for every story I did on his team. The trend, however, is away from free food and luggage, which - in general - is a good thing.
So I was more than a little surprised this morning when a seemingly well-meaning man offered me a free door. A free door. Auto writers get to test drive the new Corvette for free ... I get offered a free door.
A free door with a Michigan logo on it, from the nice people at Larsen & Pella windows:
Hi Jim, I found your work on the Mlive blog as I was searching for University of Michigan "super fans." I can tell that you are a very respected sports blogger and writer!
I work at Lawrence & Schiller, a marketing agency in South Dakota, and we are helping Larsen & Pella windows launch a new storm door with the University of Michigan logo on it. Before we get started, we wanted to do some initial research. We'd like to give you a door, free of charge, and all we ask in return is for your feedback--both positive and negative.
Does this interest you? Please either message me back, email me at XXXX and ask for me. I look forward to possibly working with you on this project that will get fans excited about the University of Michigan!
Lawrence & Schiller
Let the "very respected sports blogger and writer" cracks begin.
And, as an aside, how much negative feedback would one possibly have about a storm door?


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Binghamton, N.Y. (WBNG Binghamton) When you have a reputation as being one of the best restaurants in upstate New York -- and the history to go along with it -- there are no days off.
And Number 5 delivers in a big way.
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"We decided many many years ago that we were going to be an upscale steakhouse," said owner Jim McCoy. "We wanted to be the best at that."
What's now the famous south side restaurant was in the late 19th century the fifth fire station for Binghamton.
McCoy chose to keep those aspects as part of the decor.
"How many 1897 fire stations out there that you can make a restaurant out of? I mean, it was a no-brainer," he said. "This gave us some uniqueness that we've been able to take advantage of."
Every meal at Number 5 is a performance, and every dish, like a fine-tuned instrument, courtesy a kitchen and wait staff with decades of service under the belts.
Experience pays off at Number 5, but every day, owner Jim McCoy is working to improve on the food -- not an easy task when it's this good -- and the impression a meal leaves on his guests.
"What I get really excited about is to stand at the bottom of the stairs and see a busy restaurant, the upstairs being busy, hearing the clank of the dishes, hear the customers talking that they're having a good time," he said. "That's really important to us."
Michelle and I couldn't have been more impressed with what Jim and Executive Chef Joe rolled out for us: A mix of signature dishes, like the Greek tenderloin, and new items, like the cajun, pan-seared swordfish.
We started with another signature, the barbeque shrimp. They're wrapped in bacon, grilled and smothered in a BBQ sauce whose secret ingredient is bacon fat. They're a must try.
Another summer favorite is the yellow, beefsteak tomato and sweet onion salad with a blue cheese crostini. It's a plate of huge, bright flavors, and the perfect compliment to the warmer months in the Southern Tier.
"I want my customers to be thrilled," McCoy said.
These other dishes come highly recommended: Linguine and white clams with colossal shrimp and roasted cherry tomatoes, garlic and shallots. What a great marriage of flavors.
The Berkshire pork chops are pan seared and juicy. They're also bone in, so they're big on flavor. And it's served with homemade apple sauce and sweet potato pie, something McCoy calls Thanksgiving on a plate.
Among the dishes that that literally bring people to Number 5 and keeps them coming back is the Greek tenderloin. It's a filet dusted with lots of oregano, lemon butter and garlic. It leaves quite an impact.
The toasted sesame seed encrusted ahi tuna with kissemmee red ginger and wasabi mousse was cooked to perfection and full of flavor. It's also one of the nicest dishes on the menu at which to look. Consider it food art.
Even if his customers come hungry, though, McCoy says that's only a portion of why they show up.
"People don't come here because they're hungry. They come here because there's a reason to come here. It's an anniversary, it's a birthday, it's I'm going to treat you to something special. It could be a job promotion, maybe new in the community. There's a reason they come here. And we want them to experience service like none other in this community."