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Innovations in Education
Amigos Por Vida—Friends for Life Public Charter School
School Profile: Selected Variables a
|Year First Chartered
|Grades Served
|Student Ethnicity b
|98.6% Hispanic, 0.7% African-American, 0.7% White
|Special Education
|Free or Reduced-price Lunch b
|English Language Leaners
|Annual Cost per Student
a Unless otherwise indicated, these data are reported by the school and are for the school
year 2006–07.
b These data are drawn from the Amigos Por Vida—Friends for Life Public Charter School school report card for 2005–06 posted on Texas Education Agency Web site.
c These data are reported online for 2005–06 at http://www.schoolmatters.com.
Mission and Founding
Amigos Por Vida—Friends for Life Public Charter School (APV) emerged from a tumultuous beginning to become a school that has raised achievement for its mostly immigrant students. Carlos Villagrana, the school's third principal and a primary driver of its turnaround, describes the school's work as, "We're in the business of empowering." APV's commitment to empowerment extends beyond its student population and beyond those families living in the 535-unit mixed-income apartment complex in which the school is located. It embraces all of the families living in the broader Houston neighborhood it serves, irrespective of whether their children attend APV.
In 1999, the school that is now APV opened as Escuela de Reyes, or School of the Kings, under the charter authority of the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Early mismanagement and the school's failure to provide a quality education led to a 2001–02 audit by the TEA, which threatened to close the school. It was due to the diligence of staff at the apartment complex management company that the school was saved. Recognizing the need for a good school in the neighborhood, they helped recruit a new board and convinced the local community to support the board's efforts to get the school back on track.
The new five-member board issued a tri-fold mandate to rebuild the school. It insisted that the school, renamed by a second principal, create a dual-language program for all students, replace all noncertified teachers with certified teachers, and implement internal controls, including a more accurate accounting system for all finances and operations. A controller was hired to ensure sound financial operations of the school. In December 2003, Villagrana took over as the third principal and set out to rehabilitate the school in accordance with the board's agenda.When Villagrana started at APV, only 50 percent of its students were earning passing rates on Texas's annual statewide assessments. Today, APV serves prekindergarten three-year-olds through students in the sixth grade, and 85 and 99 percent of its students are earning passing rates on state reading and mathematics exams, respectively. As Villagrana set about reforming APV, he did so with a dual vision for what the school could be. First, because there is tremendous need in the community, he wanted APV to serve as a safe resource center for students, families, and the local community. Second, he wanted to honor the students' heritage by instituting a dual-language program that promotes fluency in both Spanish and English.
The area APV serves had not had a school within walking distance for decades. APV was the first charter school in the largely immigrant Gulfton neighborhood, but today there are two additional charter schools in the area. There is strong collaboration, rather than competition, between these schools, and one of the other school's directors sits on the APV board. In addition, APV has helped change the neighborhood in which it is located. Board member Omar Velez says, "This is a high-risk community," and five to six years ago, "You wouldn't walk here." Villagrana has made major strides in creating a safer environment by reaching out to the teens in the neighborhood. Today, many neighborhood youths, including alumni and teens from the apartment complex, volunteer at all three schools for such events as Earth Day cleanup.
School Operations and Educational Program
APV occupies four buildings within the large apartment complex. The classrooms are converted two- and three-bedroom apartments, contributing to the cozy, family feel of the school. Having a bathroom in every classroom means that students can go to the bathroom as the teacher continues with lessons. The school converted the apartment complex's clubhouse as its administration building, and two APV teachers are certified to teach swimming in the complex swimming pool.Of the 374 students attending APV, 99 percent are Hispanic, 97 percent qualify for free or reduced- price lunch, and 95 percent are English language learners. But within this group, there is a lot of diversity, with about 50 percent of student families hailing from Mexico and 50 percent from Central American countries, such as Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. While 57 percent of the student body has been in the United States for more than five years, 17 percent relocated to the United States three to four years ago, and 13 percent moved here within the past one to two years.
Students can start attending APV as three-year olds in its prekindergarten program. These children have one teacher for their full day of classes; 90 percent of these students are taught in Spanish and 10 percent in English. The dual language immersion program starts at the next level (prekindergarten for three- and four-year olds) and extends through sixth grade. In 2006– 07, prekindergarten through fifth-grade students began learning through a dual-language immersion program and grades 6 and higher began receiving a different model, consisting of content area classes in English, along with Spanish language enrichment classes. For the majority of APV students, then, half the school day takes place in Spanish and half the day takes place in English. In pre-K immersion through second grade, reading and English language arts are taught in both languages, mathematics and science are taught in English, and social studies is taught in Spanish. For third through sixth grade, reading and English language arts are taught in both languages, while mathematics, science, and social studies are taught in English with sheltered instruction, that is, the teaching occurs in English, but support is given in Spanish.
According to Alicia Garza, the English as a second language (ESL) teacher for kindergarten, the full-day prekindergarten and kindergarten programs make a huge difference, as students learn to read and write at a younger age. In addition, the dual-language program helps the school efficiently differentiate between the needs of English language learners and special education students. If a student is struggling in English, staff can evaluate his or her performance in Spanish to assess whether the problem results from a language barrier or from a learning disability. Thus, although the school provides special education services, it finds that only 5 percent of the students qualify. Teachers also laud the dual-language program's two-teacher model. Prekindergarten teacher Hazel DeLaFuente explains that the process of collaborating with a co-teacher lends itself to more creative lesson plans, activity ideas, and professional support.
The school day starts with homework support at 7 a.m. and breakfast at 7:20 a.m. After school, there is a tutorial and enrichment program that runs from 3:15–5:45 p.m., which helps working parents who cannot pick up their children at the end of the school day. During this time, teachers work with groups of no more than 12 children in tutorials to help them succeed academically. The enrichment program is diverse, ranging, for example, from choir, dance, and art to nutrition and computer science. Underscoring the success of the after-school program, the school's fifthgraders entered and won the Hewlett-Packard Robotics Competition in 2005–06. APV also infuses information about college into its program in a variety of ways, including naming classrooms after universities. Students represent their homeroom university in monthly celebrations during which they compete in activities, such as designing the best college banner or singing their college cheer the loudest. School staff also take students on field trips to local colleges. At one point, APV took all third-grade students and their families to visit the University of Houston because none of the students or their parents had ever before been on a college campus. Most years, APV offers an eight-week summer school in June and July that is open to all students, but is required for students at risk of being held back.
APV follows the same school-year schedule as its local district. Students interested in attending the school must complete an application and are then selected by lottery. Preference goes to siblings of enrolled students,20 and there is currently a wait list for prekindergarten and kindergarten. Seven staff members, including Principal Villagrana, send their children to APV.
To bolster the bilingual school environment, APV has adopted a language-of-the-week program, whereby each week everyone (including staff) agrees to try speaking the same language—either Spanish or English—outside of class in common areas. Nonnative-Spanishspeaking staff commented that this program allows them to learn from their students and helps them empathize with the struggles faced by students who are English language learners. Native-Spanish-speaking staff praise the program for giving them an opportunity to serve as role models for being proud to speak two languages. "We come from the same background, [as many of our students], so we know how it is for them," says registrar Laura Lara. One teacher recalls having a student point to her and say proudly to a friend, "She's bilingual, like me." One parent told the school nurse that APV reminded her of Mexico because of the Spanish being spoken, but that her son's ability to come home and speak English makes her feel like he attends a private school.
"We've developed our own curriculum around the needs of the kids," Villagrana says. Two coordinators, one for mathematics and one for reading, help teachers by crafting curriculum, developing resource libraries, aiding with lesson plans, and working with individual students. The reading coach meets with the Spanish teachers every Wednesday and with the English teachers every Thursday to review lesson plans and brainstorm strategies for improvement. The mathematics coordinator evaluates a specific standard every Friday and determines whether students are ready to move forward.
Using its own internal assessments, APV collects and analyzes data regularly. Assistant Principal Silvia Trinh explains to students that the testing is important because it serves as "a safety net" for them, but she also reassures them that the testing "doesn't define you." She encourages them to be persistent in their efforts to demonstrate their knowledge of a particular subject, but reminds them that the school cares about who they are more broadly.
Family Involvement and External Partnerships
Parents were instrumental in the turnaround of APV, and they continue to devote time and effort to making the school a clean, safe, and beautiful place in which to learn (e.g., by repairing the playground, planting a garden, painting the buildings). Regular communication between school staff and families contributes to the school's attendance rate of above 97 percent. Because many students live in the apartments surrounding the school, administrators can walk down the street to meet with parents and find out why their children are not in class. Similarly, most parents pick up their children from school, which gives them frequent face-to-face contact with teachers. There are two formal school-parent conferences a year, but if a student is struggling, the school informs the parents and convenes a meeting in which school staff, students, and parents sign a contract stating what their responsibilities are in helping the student succeed. A regular bilingual newsletter helps APV keep in touch with parents about more general school issues.
In conjunction with the school's parent-teacher organization, APV also hosts free enrichment classes for parents on the first Thursday of every month on topics that range from nutrition to violence prevention. There are also reading, writing, science, and math nights for parents at which students present their work and teachers model lessons and expectations for students, so families learn how to support their children in school. The full-time school nurse, Marisol Villegas, treats entire families as well as other community members; she also arranges vision and dentistry screenings, free flu shots, and free mammograms, and she coordinates preventative health-care fairs. The school asks parents to volunteer 10 hours of their time per year and also concretely shows the value it places on parent input in other ways. For example, when the school was debating about whether to add grade levels, staff surveyed the fifth-grade parents. Based on parents' clear interest in expanding the school, APV then added the sixth grade.
Key community partnerships also have influenced the school's success. The DePelchin Children's Center, a local nonprofit social services agency, offers parenting classes at APV, while Houston Community College pays for and sends a teacher to provide ESL classes for parents two nights a week. The Gulf Coast Literacy Center gives ESL, computer, and GED preparation courses, and Head Start provides an extra prekindergarten teacher. One private school donated over 2,000 books to the APV library, and the Harris County Department of Education's Cooperative for After-School Enrichment (CASE) helps support the before- and after-school tutorials.
Governing for Accountability
The five-member APV leadership team, which meets weekly, includes the principal, assistant principal, reading specialist, mathematics specialist, and controller. Villagrana stresses that staff commitment to the school's mission, parent and student dedication to success, and the school's ability to adapt are what make APV thrive. Reflecting on his time at the helm of APV, Villagrana says, "This is a marathon and I've come in sprinting. We've been fortunate to recruit a dedicated staff, and that makes all the difference."
Formal professional development meetings take place every Thursday from 3–5 p.m., but Villagrana makes it a point to visit at least three classrooms daily and to collect lesson plans weekly to help create a professional culture among the staff. The school encourages collaboration and often sends teachers to trainings with the expectation that when they return they will share the new knowledge with everyone else. Last year APV began using Teacher Report Cards that incorporate incentives, such as extra pay for high-attendance rates, and require teachers to develop portfolios that showcase student learning and school service. The school's in-house problem-solving team, composed of selected teachers and the school counselor, provides a forum to discuss and troubleshoot any studentrelated concerns. For example, if a teacher is having difficulty with a particular student, the team will offer strategies and resources for the specific situation. Teachers earn salaries equal to those offered by the Houston Independent School District and can earn bonuses for high classroom attendance rates, conducting home visits, performing well (as indicated on the school's teacher report card), and for campuswide achievement on state testing. In addition, there is a stipend for ELL teachers that all teachers receive because all are ELL-certified.
When Villagrana joined APV, the school was cash-strapped, he says. But thanks, in part, to the principal and the controller's intensive line-by-line scrutiny of the school budget and two successful federal grant applications (i.e., Reading First and Title I School Improvement grants), the school has become financially solvent. Just over a quarter of the budget comes directly from grants while the state contributes $6,436 of the $8,829 per-student cost. APV also receives a prekindergarten expansion grant for high-need communities through the Texas Education Agency that enables it to offer a prekindergarten class for three-year-olds and another for fouryear- olds. The school currently leases its buildings from the apartment complex owner, but has launched a capital campaign in hopes of acquiring a permanent facility of its own.
The same five-member board of directors that helped resurrect the school continues to oversee it. The board set conditions for recreating the school and ensures that past mistakes are not repeated. In 2004, the state renewed APV's charter for another three years. The school will go through the renewal process again during the 2007–08 school year.
* In Texas, there are multiple test administrations for third-grade and fifth-grade reading, and fifth-grade mathematics. Only students who do not pass the first time take a second administration. These test scores are used for promotion to the next grade level, so students are given multiple opportunities to pass. However, there is only one administration of the third-grade mathematics test because this test is not used for promotion.


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Habitación acogedor en Casa Grande
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Tamaño12 m²
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Resumen del alojamiento
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The guest bedroom is right next to a bathroom for your sole use. There is a double bed. It has a sloping ceiling, well lit, warm and sunny through two velux windows. We would provide cereal, toast, juices, coffee, tea, fruit and yogurts for breakfast.
Brighton is a 10 minute scenic bus ride away along the seaside and past the Marina. If you want to see the city but want to stay in the relative peace of a lively and historic village this place is for you.
If you are walking the South Downs Way we could organize lifts to our home and back to the Downs for the next leg of your walk the following day.
Normas del alojamientoNo pets thank you.
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Lynn and her husband Duncan were very friendly and helpful.
The house very beautiful and you have nice path to walk to the bus station or to Brighton.
The breakfast was amazing, fresh fruits and nice marmelade.
If I would come back to Brighton, I would definitively come back to her house.
Thanks for the lovely week, :)
It was a great time in Brighton and at Lynns House. I can recommend this accomodation to everyone who would like to stay in a nice silent place near Brighton. Its just a short walk to the beach in Roomingdean and to the bus stop to take the bus to Brighton Pier. The room and the bath is big enough for 2 person and everything is very clean and cozy. Thank you Lynn!!!
We had a great time. The house was nice and easy to find. The instruction were very clear. Because of the marathon and the nice weather on sundaymorning we decided to walk to Brighton. This was a very nice long walk along the sea.
Lynn and her husband were wonderful hosts. We have felt very comfortable from the first minute. Both the house and the room exceeded our expectations. But what was more important still, we felt like good friends there for a visit. The conversations with Lynn and her husband were more than interesting and the tips that we have received very helpful. Lynn was always there for us and we did not miss anything. We have decided to come back and then not just two days. Thank you Lynn.
Lynn and her husband were wonderful hosts. We have felt very comfortable from the first minute. Both the house and the room exceeded our expectations. But what was more important still, we felt like good friends there for a visit. The conversations with Lynn and her husband were more than interesting and the tips that we have received very helpful. Lynn was always there for us and we did not miss anything. We have decided to come back and then not just two days. Thank you Lynn.
Lynn and Duncan are wonderful hosts!
They were very kind, helped us with any question we had, they made us feel very welcome in their home.
The room is clean and very comfortable. As well is the bathroom and the rest of the house.
The breakfast is varied and absolutly sufficient.
The house has a beautiful garden you can sit in, or look out to when you eat your breakfast in the morning.
The area is calm and beautiful. Rottingdean is very charming and right next to Brighton.
With the bus you need about 15 minutes to the center of Brighton, it is a beautiful ride along the coast.
My brother and me enjoyed our stay very much and can absolutly recommend Lynn as host and her beautiful home!
We had a lovely time at Lynn's house, it is indeed a beautiful and spacious house, with a huge garden, and in a quiet and peaceful area, great for people who are looking for a quiet place but still want to stay close to Brighton.
The bus ride from Brighton takes about 10 min and then 10 min walk through picturesque village of Rottingdean to Lynn's house. It is easy to find following directions from Google maps.
The house is lovely and spacious, and very clean, nicely decorated and comfortable. We particularly liked the garden, where we sat at evening, by light of lanterns kindly provided by Lynn. The dining area where we had breakfast next morning was also very nice, overlooking the garden. Our bedroom was upstairs, next to a bathroom with power shower; it had a comfortable double bed and all you really need for a short stay.
The house is situated in a very quiet area, so we had a great sleep not disturbed by any noises we are so used to hear in London. We also didn't have to get up early for breakfast - which was a huge bonus (we never manage to get up for those 7-9am breakfasts on holiday...), so breakfast was 10 am.
Lynn and her husband were lovely hosts, very nice and informative on possible attractions (e.g. jazz festival, local attractions or places to go for a walk), and kind to offer additional things (e.g. blankets when we were sitting in the garden as it was quite cold, or a lift to village centre), and in general very nice people.
The cost is very reasonable for such a nice and comfortable place, away from noise and disturbance but still very close to sea and centre or Brighton.
We will definitely stay again when around next time, and will recommend to friends. Many thanks for everything!!
Es war wunderschön bei Lynn....leider konnten wir uns ja dieses Mal nicht sehen aber der haben fangen war genauso herzlich sie hatte alles für uns hingerichtet und die Zimmer waren super wir haben uns wie zu Hause gefühlt ....Liebe Lynn danke dass du mir diesen zweiten Aufenthalt ermöglicht hast ich komme wieder
Ein schöner Urlaub in Süd-West-England - und die Gastgeber hatten daran ihren Anteil. Wir waren zum ersten Mal in England und viel mit dem Auto unterwegs - also eigentlich nur zum Schlafen/Frühstück in der Wohnung. Die Bilder geben einen guten Eindruck vom Haus. Das Zimmer und auch das Bad haben Schräge - aufhalten kann man sich nur dedingt - Ablagefläche oder Schränke sind Mangelware. Wichtig war für uns, das wir unser eigenes Bad hatten ! Das Zimmer ist gemütlich - der Blick aus den Dachfenstern sehr schön in der Nacht war es bis auf das Möwengeschrei frühmorgens sehr ruhig und das Frühstück kontinental und sehr gesund - es gab immer frische Beeren und Obst zu Brot/Müsli/Joghurt und Wurst/Käse und - das Highlight des Frühstücks - eine selbstgemachte Orangenmarmelade :-). Wenn etwas fehlte wurde es sofort nachgekauft - ein toller Service der Hausherren. Das Haus liegt etwas außerhalb von Brighton - ein Bus fährt in 10 Minuten Laufentfernung alle 10 Minuten nach Brighton rein - man kann aber auch die 7-8 km am Meer - unter den Klippen entlangspazieren. Wir haben uns diverse Ziele in der Umgebung - Hever Castle mit Garten und der Spaziergang von Eastburne über Birling Cap zu den seven sisters waren die Highlights der Ausflüge.......
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. - An ongoing investigation into an indecent exposure complaint leads to charges.
Kingsport Police say William Lee Blakely is charged with attempt to commit aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and indecent exposure. Police say several victims have called in reports of incidents that happened on roads within four different jurisdictions.
Those who have complained accuse Blakely of unsafely operating his truck, and causing fear for their safety and well-being. Police say in most complaints Blakely is accused of driving very quickly around a female driver and honking his horn.
The women say he would then start blowing kisses, waving his arms, point at himself, shrug his shoulders and try to get them to pull up their shirts. Those who have complained say he would also drive back and forth from lane-to-lane, getting very close and making them fear he may hit them or cause a wreck.
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I am new to this site but I am not a new beek, I've had my hives for three years and having a great time. There's never a dull moment and there is always an opportunity to educate someone who doesn't have bees.
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We are in a heavy dearth right now and though I am feeding my girls at home, I see bees in other places that are desperate.
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April - June 2013 - Fitness
Celebrating Fatherhood and Quality Family Time
By: Chris Paul, PCFSN Council Member, NBA All-Star and Father of Two
In the spirit of Father's Day during Men's Health Week and in celebration of President Obama's Fatherhood Initiative, some of us wrote messages to father or our own kid(s) about the impact they have in our lives. All of us seemed to agree on one essential truth: spending quality time with loved ones can have a positive and lasting impact on our health, happiness and well-being.
Fathers, Families & Fitness
By: Cornell McClellan, Member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
As a personal trainer, I've always placed a priority on maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle. And, when I became a father and then a grandfather, I knew that I owed it to myself and my family to dedicate extra attention to the way I treated my personal health. My wellbeing was not just about me anymore; it was about the loved ones who would count on me to be there as a father, grandfather, husband and best friend.
Celebrating Physical Fitness for All
By: J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Fitness is a word that means something different to everyone. For some, it's a necessity. A prerequisite for health and wellbeing. For others, it's a journey. A work in progress. An aspiration. An opportunity.
PCFSN Kicks Off National Physical Fitness and Sports Month With Annual Council Meeting & Let's Move! Active Schools Webinar
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High-capacity collector
The PowerVac 16FM high-capacity leaf collector features a low-profile "power hopper" collection system. The deck-driven machine moves a high volume of air to carry moist leaves, wet grass, straw, and de-thatching debris through the collector tube. It raises and tilts back the hopper, opening the door at the same time for clean, quick emptying. The collector has a removable screen, downward exhaust, and has a sight window that can be removed easily for cleaning. The Grasshopper Co. www.grasshoppermower.com.
Industrial-size collector
The Yard Vac Commander features an 8-hp engine and a 36-inch sweeping nozzle for heavy-duty collection jobs. It comes standard with a bag support rack and a nozzle adjustment feature that enables the operator to sweep up debris without having to lift the entire machine. The unit holds bags up to 18 cubic feet and can handle bags full of high-moisture leaves. At 250 pounds, the machine is relatively lightweight. A tow bar is available. California Trimmer Inc. www.californiatrimmer.com.
Residential leaf collection
The Pik-n-Pak is a versatile, detachable leaf collection unit that can be self-propelled or pulled behind a vehicle. To use, drive the machine to the curbside, where it gathers, compacts, and deposits leaves into the 6-cu.-yd. hopper bin. When the bin is full, the unit can easily be dumped into the trailing top- or rear-loading packer truck or other vehicle for transport to a compost site. The fast system requires just one operator, and easily handles wet or snowy leaves. Dynamic Manufacturing Corp. www.dynamicmfgcorp.com.
Low-noise backpack blower
Weighing 22.5 pounds, the 356BTx features a low-emission engine, reduced-noise operation, and tube-mounted throttle control. The unique intake air cleaning design enables the blower to operate longer. Its ergonomic characteristics include a ventilated, load-reducing harness; adjustable handle with rubber inserts; steel springs separating the engine and chassis to reduce vibration; and a center of gravity placed close to the user's back. A large, transparent tank holds enough fuel for 80 minutes of continuous operation. Husqvarna Construction Products North America. www.usa.husqvarna.com.
Lawn vacuum
The V533 clamshell lawn vacuum removes and compacts leaves, grass clippings, thatch, and other yard waste. The debris is collected in a lightweight, polyethylene, 27-bushel bin that has a tapered-bottom design for quick, thorough dumping, which is accomplished through a foot-release dump mechanism. The Model 200 extension hose is ideal for pickup in tight areas, around flowerbeds, near bushes, and under trees. The hose is 12 feet long and can couple to a 6- or 7-inch-diameter hose. Choose from two 5-hp Briggs & Stratton engine options. BlueBird International. www.bluebirdintl.com.
Leaf vacuum/blower
The SH 85 D vacuum/blower has a shredder blade that reduces yard-waste volume (14:1 for dry leaves). It comes with a vacuum bag and suction tube, and it converts easily to a handheld blower. It also has round and flat nozzle blower tubes, soft-grip handles, a throttle speed lock for constant operation, and a powerful engine. Internal rubber coating in the fan housing protects against wear and tear. A catalytic converter muffler can be used to reduce emissions. Stihl Inc. www.stihlusa.com.


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Community Conversation Held With Career and Technical Student Organizations
OVAE Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier continued her series of Community Conversations on May 6 in Washington, D.C. with students, teachers and advisers from Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs). Issues pertinent to the success of CTE were covered along with those relating to the forthcoming reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act. The students (pictured above) shared their experiences as members and leaders of CTSOs. They focused on the opportunities these organizations provide to develop their leadership skills and enhance their academic and technical competencies. Several students said their participation in a CTSO has given them confidence and changed their lives. In a separate conversation, Dann-Messier asked teachers and advisers if schools are doing a good job preparing students for success both in college and in their careers. This led to a discussion of issues such as: the relationship between core or academic courses and CTE courses; the differences between what colleges expect of high school graduates and what employers expect of them; the lack of adequate funding for CTE in high schools; the differences between rural areas and suburban and urban areas and how these affect the need for and the delivery of CTE; and the attitudes of parents and students toward CTE. Especially important, given the current emphasis on measurement of results, was a discussion of the best ways to measure the success of CTE. Dann-Messier highlighted the need for rigorous and reliable measures of CTE in order to make the case for its funding in budget requests and congressional appropriations. The teacher and adviser participants agreed, but they expressed concern about the effectiveness of current assessment tools.
Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Center Launches Website
The Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Center has launched a website. The TEAL Center, funded by OVAE and operated by the American Institutes for Research, is designed to improve the quality of teaching in adult education with a particular focus on writing for adult basic education (ABE) students. The center offers an intensive program of professional development and individualized technical assistance to participating local staff in 12 states: California, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. It also supports quality instruction in adult education programs through: professional development and technical assistance, including materials and strategies for professional development. For more information on project resources, including topical fact sheets, a searchable bibliography, and links to external sites, please visit: https://teal.ed.gov/.
Basic-Skills Classes Key to Upward Mobility
The Hechinger Report found that many U.S. workers in low-paying jobs try to get ahead by taking free basic-skills classes. Workplace literacy programs offer opportunities to improve basic skills and to advance in careers. While the number of programs offered is unknown, hospitals, hotels and the food-service industry have provided them for years. Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, estimates that $6 billion is spent on them annually. It is unclear whether that level of investment will continue due to high rates of unemployment providing companies with a large pool of literate applicants. Evidence from Jobs for the Future is that about 60 percent of participants in its program earned some sort of certification, and 47 percent received raises. A study done by W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research found that workplace literacy programs increased students' interest in attending college and that employers and employees alike "reported significant morale gains and frequent productivity gains." Harvard's Bridge to Learning and Literacy Program reported that after completing bridge-program classes, many employees saw hourly wages jump from $9 or $10 to more than $15. Such gains may mean not having to work multiple jobs, enjoying a higher quality of life, or pursuing higher education.


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I think it will benefit the Giants not having Nicks and Cruz at these early season workouts.
Do they really need to learn the offense?
Gives the understudies more reps, builds depth in case of injuries.
Maybe Nicks didn't go about this in the best way, but there is no good way.


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SAKE 2012 Registration Open
The 14th annual Southwest Area Killifish Event (SAKE) will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012.
There will be a broad focus that should appeal to all types of aquarium hobbyists. SPEAKERS will be:
- Jim Fong discussing the genus Nothobranchius (African annual killifish) and the title of his presentation is "Nothobranchius - Easy or Difficult?"
- Greg Sage talking about the selective breeding of aquarium fishes.
- Aaron Ambos presenting information and pictures of the wildlife of the Great Basin Desert, with a focus mainly on the isolated and rare fishes of the eastern Great Basin.
There is no registration fee to attend SAKE as the event is funded by a gigantic raffle, a silent auction, and a regular auction. To be successful, we rely upon both your contributions of aquarium fishes, aquatic plants, and live foods, as well as your participation in the raffle and auctions. Based upon previous years, we expect to have somewhere between 300-500 items in the auctions alone. In other words, there should be something for everyone!
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A Place to Call Your Own in OKC
Isola Bella • Oklahoma City, OK
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Combine the landscape of the Midwest with the cowboy culture and rich Native American history of the Old West, and you've stumbled upon Oklahoma City. While the largest livestock market in the world has long lured tourists, the bustling entertainment district of Bricktown—named one of America's Coolest Riverwalks by Travel + Leisure—is now at the top of travelers' to-do lists.
The Digs
Escape to the state's largest city—just 106 miles from Tulsa and 203 miles from Fort Worth–and stay in a one-bedroom apartment at Isola Bella. Located just minutes from Lake Hefner and 12 miles from Bricktown, Isola Bella is a corporate housing complex with hotel-style amenities—such as a 30,000-square-foot fitness center with a full-size basketball court, a 30-meter lap pool, indoor tennis courts, and a sauna. Each one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit sleeps two guests and includes a full-size kitchen, living room, dining room, washer and dryer, high-speed wireless Internet, and simple décor.
Isola Bella's free weekday breakfasts may include French toast, cereal, fruit, sausage or bacon, and biscuits with gravy, while the free weekday dinners can include dishes like beef and broccoli with noodles, rice, and egg rolls, or rosemary rotisserie chicken with mac 'n' cheese. (Tip: Check the weekly menu online.)
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• Explore the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
• Sip local brews at TapWerks Ale House & Cafe and Bricktown Brewery
• In the warmer months, cool off in one of the property's five outdoor pools
• Rent a stand-up paddleboard or kayak from Oklahoma City Riversport
"In the past decade, Oklahoma City has blossomed into a prime vacation destination with new hotels, lively restaurants, the Bricktown entertainment district with a river canal and boat rides, and several worthy attractions."-- Frommer's
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President Obama will deliver what aides say is a major national security speech tomorrow. It's unlikely to redefine the war on terrorism, but it might clarify some of the lingering ambiguities about that seemingly endless conflict.
Obama will repeat his call for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, and will discuss the future of U.S. drone strikes. Beyond that, administration officials are describing a kind of status report about the war on terrorism. "He will review the state of the threats we face, particularly as al-Qaida core has weakened but new dangers have emerged," says a White House official. "He will frame the future of our efforts against al-Qaida, its affiliates and adherents."
That would be welcome. Because right now, in no small part because of decisions Obama has taken, very little about the conflict or its future course is clear. Here's a guide to four of the most important unresolved questions about a war that no one seems to know how to resolve.
Who Can the Drones Hit?
Sure, Obama's going to talk about the drones — and, if Reuters is correct, he'll give the military control of the CIA's drone war in Yemen. But the drones are nothing more than a tool for targeting groups the U.S. says are in some way part of al-Qaida. And there's not much rigorous understanding of what that even means.
In speech after speech, administration officials cite their authority, ostensibly granted by Congress, to target "associated forces" of al-Qaida worldwide. It's a way to ensure the drones hover, monitor and eventually strike al-Qaida's permutations nearly as quickly as they pop up. Only a few problems: that term never appears in the foundational piece of legislation authorizing the war on terrorism, known as the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force or AUMF. And in any event, it's an ambiguous term.
That ambiguity was on display during a Senate hearing last week, when the Pentagon attempted to define it. An "associated force" is a group — pointedly not an individual, the Defense Department maintained — that is "co-belligerent" with al-Qaida "in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners." (.PDF) If a group meets those criteria, there's a drone heading its way, toting a Hellfire missile.
But the Pentagon's definition prompts as many questions as it answers. What about a group that declares loyalty to al-Qaida but isn't co-belligerent against the U.S. or its partners? That's not a hypothetical. It describes al-Shebab, the Somali group that joined al-Qaida last year but hasn't attacked the United States. (You could maybe argue Kenya, a country Shebab has attacked, is a coalition partner.) Yet the drones have already struck in Somalia. The definition also rules out Syria's Nusra Front, a more recent al-Qaida acquisition that also hasn't attacked America. But at the hearing, Pentagon officials said they had all the authority they need to attack Nusra, thanks to the AUMF.
More ambiguously: what about north African jihadist groups that have attacked the United States or its citizens in places like Benghazi or Algeria but aren't "co-belligerent" with al-Qaida? You could reasonably wonder why self-radicalized individuals who claim sympathy with al-Qaida or declare themselves to share its agenda don't fall under the definition. It also came out at last week's hearing that the Senate Armed Services Committee does not even have a list of "associated forces" that the administration feels it has the right to target.
None of this is to argue that these groups or people should fall under the definition. The broader the definition gets, the more the war sprawls — and the more distant victory becomes. But it is to observe that after 12 years, the government lacks a rigorous understanding of who, exactly, is its enemy. You cannot win a war that way. You can only send the drones to more and more places, killing more and more people.
Close Guantanamo or End Indefinite Detention?
Yes, yes, Obama wants to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He argues it doesn't make America safer; it stains America's reputation. But he has yet to articulate a desire to end the reason why it stains America's reputation: the perpetuation of indefinite detention without trial.
Obama's 2009 speech on the intersection of law and national security attempted to split the difference. He claimed that dozens of Gitmo detainees were both too dangerous to release and, for a variety of reasons, couldn't be charged with any war crime. All his aspirations to date for closing Guantanamo involve moving such detainees to U.S. prisons where their detention would continue.
Lawyers argue that calling this indefinite detention is inappropriate. The detention will last, they say, until the war on terrorism ends, much like how prisoners of war are detained without charge until hostilities cease. They're right, but it's an academic distinction: the administration cannot conceive of what an end to hostilities looks like. Administration lawyers are even launching a trial balloon to say they have power to detain individuals even after hostilities with al-Qaida end.
As commander-in-chief, Obama has the power to empty Guantanamo Bay right now. Congress can and has stopped him from bringing Gitmo detainees into the continental United States (ironically, for a prolonged detention). What stops Obama from opening Gitmo's doors is the fear that some detainees will proceed to take up arms against the U.S.; and the political backlash that might follow an end to indefinite detention. Until Obama is willing to face either objection squarely, Guantanamo won't close. It'll only move.
When Should Muslims Snitch on Their Neighbors?
You're unlikely to hear anyone in the administration frame this question this way. But it lurks behind the controversy over the alleged "intelligence failure" surrounding the Boston bombing suspects — as well as any future "homegrown" terrorists.
As is well known now, the FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 after receiving a tip from Russian intelligence that he was dangerous. It found nothing to justify further surveillance on him. The CIA, worried about the Russia tip, nevertheless put his name in a government database. Without actual criminal suspicion, the Department of Homeland Security could not stop him from subsequently leaving and reentering the U.S.; and no law-enforcement could detain him. Then, months later, Boston.
In the understandable frustration about the bombing, legislators and reporters have tried to pinpoint moments before the attack when the Tsarnaev brothers might have been surveilled or detained. The most high-profile of them: two times that Tamerlan Tsarnaev "disrupted services" at a Cambridge mosque. "Why didn't [the FBI] involve the local law enforcers who could have stayed on the case and picked up signals from some of the students who interacted with them, from the people in the mosque," asked former Senator Joe Lieberman during an April congressional hearing.
The unstated presumption behind Lieberman's question is that the FBI and local police ought to expect religious figures and co-worshippers to consider someone who's a jerk during services to be a potential terrorist. Muslim communities across America are already under a broad surveillance dragnet. Many resent surveillance in their places of worship. It's a wicked problem: not only are the civil rights of Muslim Americans jeopardized, but the cops expected to prevent the next attack have to risk their relationships with the very communities they rely upon for information to do their jobs.
The past twelve years have placed American Muslims in a crucible. No matter how many times administration officials give speeches saying they're part of the solution, the surveillance they're under sends the message that they're part of the problem. If the U.S. government really expects American Muslims to call the cops every time someone they know utters an extreme statement — an extraordinary and dubiously constitutional expectation — the government owes it to them to state it forthrightly. Whether Obama accepts or rejects that expectation, he ought to make his views explicit.
What Emergency Powers Can Be Rolled Back?
The AUMF doesn't just authorize war. It's a wellspring of extraordinary surveillance and detention powers as well. (For an excellent primer on that, read this Eli Lake article.) Some of those powers have been codified in other laws, like the 2008 amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; or supplemented by other laws, like the Patriot Act. The idea behind all of these laws is that they authorize emergency powers. When the emergency dissipates, so does the justification for the laws.
Only the emergency has, at the very least, receded. Whatever version of al-Qaida exists today is incapable of pulling off another 9/11, at least if you believe the director of national intelligence. But there has been no such restraint or revision or repeal of the counterterrorism laws, and hence presidential wartime authority. There is no more Iraq war, to give one example, yet the authorization to use military force in Iraq actually persists.
Legislators who propose modifying those laws are subject to demagoguery. In 2011, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) proposed reining in the Patriot Act; Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that would "increase the risk of a retaliatory strike against the homeland." In March, when Paul launched a 13-hour protest on the Senate floor objecting to the potential for military strikes on U.S. soil, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) brought out a chart listing the number of Americans killed on 9/11. It's for reasons like these that perhaps the biggest rollback of post-9/11 executive power is the fact that you can take your lighter onto an airplane again.
To date, the Obama administration hasn't talked about rolling back any of the emergency powers it enjoys. Those powers, and the rebalance of liberty and security they represent, have already outlived Osama bin Laden. The basic inertial forces of American politics position them to outlive al-Qaida. Just two years ago, cabinet officials talked about being ten or 20 kills away from strategically defeating al-Qaida. Now senior Pentagon aides talk about a war that will last ten to 20 years.
"Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war," Obama said in his second inaugural address. Rhetoric like that is cheap, and arguably cynical, considering Obama's geographic expansion of the war on terror. If Obama wants his speech tomorrow to surpass empty rhetoric, he can at least acknowledge that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war powers, either.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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Robin Russell joined the Rush Executive Board of Directors in May 2012. Russell, who resides in Twickenham, United Kingdom, helps provide an international perspective to the board. In addition to his involvement in Rush, Russell is currently Chairman and CEO of Sports Path International and a Football Development Consultant for the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). As one of the board's newest member, Russell has a few observations after his first months with Rush.
Q: After your first summer on the Rush Board, what's your impression of Rush soccer?
Russell: It's quite unique isn't it? With the number of registered players (nearly 35,000 in the United States) and its international partnerships, Rush compares to a small country and yet it also covers most of the world.
It's said that at the end of the 19th Century, Queen Victoria in England remarked that the sun never sets on the British Empire – as Britain had colonies all over the globe. The same could be said for Rush Soccer – as I imagine in any 24-hour period the sun would always be shining at some point on a Rush Soccer club.
Q: What are some differences between club soccer in the United States and in Europe?
Russell: Youth soccer in the United States – clubs and camps – is a much bigger business than in Europe. Whilst there are grassroots non-professional clubs in Europe, very few of these have fulltime technical and administrative staff. I think this is happening more now in Western Europe as parents demand better services.
The soccer community in the United States should not forget that in some aspects they are world leaders; the soccer camp industry in the United States started earlier than in Europe and now is massively greater. Player registration systems and club websites are much more advanced in the Unites States than in Europe. Youth soccer clubs in the United States have many more teams per club than in Europe so much so that many U.S. youth soccer clubs exist as a club only on the club website. The players and parents identify with the team much more in the Unites States; in Europe there are a lot more physical hubs of the club – at the club house.
Q: What compelled you to start your e-learning business, Sports Path? The parent training seems especially unique – what sparked that program?
Russell: I left fulltime employment at the English Football Association seven years ago so that I could start my own business in e-learning (www.sportspath.com) and I also became UEFA's first Football Education Consultant. I was – and still am – fascinated by how the internet can assist all sorts of learning across the world. I have developed a number of projects with UEFA. I had the opportunity to conduct a lot of case-study visits of leading European youth soccer academies and also visit more than 30 European countries to see their grassroots programs. It became increasingly obvious to me that too many coaches and associations were looking at parents as a problem and not as an opportunity. Too much parent education does not recognize the value of parents nor is it interactive. Parents are told increasingly what not to do without attempting to outline where they can help best – and not just a taxi drivers!
By and large soccer parents in the United States are courted whilst in Europe they are merely tolerated. I appreciate that in the United States parents are seen much more as the customer than in Europe and they are certainly respected more – there is even an election demographic named after soccer moms in the United States.
Q. What do you hope to accomplish on the Rush Board?
Listen and learn at the moment – I am just pleased to see how this organization works. Rush members span the globe, and the organizational challenges are met more effectively than I have seen with other traditional youth soccer clubs.
Q. Anything else the Rush soccer community should know about you?
My father was a soccer coach and player. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Russell_(footballer) I tried (and failed) to become a fulltime professional but played part time professional and qualified as Physical Education Teacher. I then spent 26 years at the English FA as Regional Coach, Assistant Director of Coaching, and started up FA Learning. I am married to Adrienne Maguire. She is a film producer and collaborated with her sister, Sharon Maguire (director of "Bridget Jones Diary"), as a director on a few films.


text: Roger Thomas Staubach 1969-1979 QB, Navy 1963 Heisman Trophy Winner Roger Thomas Staubach. . .1963 Heisman Trophy winner. . . Four-year Navy service preceded pro play. . .Noted for last-minute heroics, guided Dallas to four NFC titles, Super Bowl VI, XII wins. . .MVP in Super Bowl VI. . .All-NFC five years . . .Career stats: 22,700 yards, 153 TDs passing; 2,264 yards, 20 TDs rushing. . .83.4 NFL passer rating best ever at time of retirement. . .Four-time NFL passing leader. . . Born February 5, 1942, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame 8/3/85 Inducted in Cowboys Ring of Honor 10/9/83 Super Bowl VI MVP 6 time Pro Bowl...1971, 75 - 79 Link to Roger Staubach's Hall of Fame Page Link to Roger Staubach's Stats Link to Roger Staubach's Home Page Roger Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys as a 27-year-old rookie in 1969 and didn't win the regular quarterbacking job from until his third season in 1971. But for the nine seasons he was in command of the potent Cowboys attack, the Dallas played in six NFC championship games, winning four of them, and also scored victories in Super Bowls VI and XII. The 6-3, 200-pound Staubach wound up his career after the 1979 season with an 83.4 passing rating, the best mark by an NFL passer up to that time. His career chart shows 1,685 completions in 2,958 passing attempts, which were good for 22,700 yards and 153 touchdowns. Making Staubach particularly dangerous was his ability to scramble out of trouble – his 410 career rushes netted him 2,264 yards for a 5.5-yard average and 20 touchdowns. He led the NFL in passing four times. He was also an All-NFC choice five times and selected to play in six Pro Bowls. Staubach first starred as a quarterback at the U. S. Naval Academy, where he was a Heisman Trophy winner as a junior in 1963. Following his graduation, he spent a mandatory four years on active duty, including service in Vietnam, before he was able to turn his attention to pro football. During his finest years with the Cowboys, Roger had the reputation for making the big play. He was the MVP of Super Bowl VI and provided the offensive spark in a defense dominated Super Bowl XII victory. In 1972, he missed most of the season with a separated shoulder but he relieved Craig Morton in a divisional playoff against San Francisco and threw two touchdown passes in the last 90 seconds to defeat the 49ers, 30-28. With that performance, he won back his regular job and did not relinquish it again during his career.


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Website attracts teens contemplating running away
The Runaway Guide is intended for adult adventure seekers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Runaway Guide is a website getting double takes by parents. It's supposed to be a website for adults seeking adventure, but it is also attracting kids who are thinking of running away.
"The site name obviously stems from the fact that I myself was a runaway who traveled around the world. It is an integral part of my life and my story," said creator Leif Harum.
But for one parent who knows the anguish of his child running away, Bob Beery said he knows the difference.
"He calls it a runaway guide but it's not about runaways," said Beery, whose sun was a runaway.
Beery said when he remarried, his son Russ struggled to fit into their blended family.
A short time later Russ started running away from home.
"For the better part of two or three years, there were long periods of time where we weren't sure where he was," said Beery.
Russ finally got help through Urban Peak.
"We see a lot of kids come from different places," said Urban Peak Deputy Director Audrey Field. "We see youth who are exiting out of jail, aging out of foster care, who've been asked to leave by their parents, their parents are homeless too and they have nowhere to go," she said.
Field said Russ is among roughly 150 teens they help every year. Russ went on to graduate from college.
According to UP, between 1.6 million and 2.8 million kids run away each year. Sadly, 80 percent of those runaway girls report being sexually or physically abused.
Harum said he receives hundreds of emails a week from kids contemplating running away.
He said he replies to everyone. "In them I try to understand their situation, give them strength, convince them that there will be plenty of time to travel in the future and ask them to wait until then. I always advise kids under 18 who contact me specifically not to run away. I have a unique perspective, kids can relate to me, and this puts me in a position where I can actually help," said Harum.


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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONALbreak the gridlock - continued uncertainty about fiscal policy will lead to disaster
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONALPleasanton Weekly's Misguided Endorsement Editorial
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I received this awhile ago in my Birchbox and since NONE of the other BB creams ever work for me, I waited months to even try it.
I have light olive skin with yellow undertones, and usually have to custom mix my own foundation - usually everything is too pink for me, even when I do it this way. Also, I have acne scars, rosacea, severe dry and flaky patches, oiliness...just a little of everything!! I would usually NEVER get closeup with my boyfriend without my custom foundation blend, concealer and powder, topped off with highlighter, bronzer and eyeliner......(for my minimalist look).
So summer happened and I needed to change up and simplify my routine. I finally tried this and I applied it thickly the same way I would my foundation. Didn't look so good. Later I tried a different approach, pressing small dots of product into damp skin only where I really need it and at first didn't think that it was doing anything, but after a few days I realized that I wasn't "noticing" anything because the product worked so well and subtly that the problem areas had disappeared before my eyes. I was so used to seeing this like pinky beige paint cancelling out my regular face, that when I still saw my freckles and a natural, dewy look at first I thought the product didn't do anything.
I love the results so much that I have cut the number of other makeup products I use in half and am ready to chuck the 2 bottles of foundation I had just purchased.
So I'm trying out alternatives to regular foundation. I have combination skin, I can get oily in my T-zones and my cheeks like to be dry.
First, I tried this by itself, and noticed it's a little shimmertastic for me.
I put a CC cream on top that came in a flat color... it was PERFECT! I thought it could get too thick, but no, my face feels dewy and there are no dry patches. The combo is still less thick than a primer and foundation.
I'll keep testing, but I'm pretty happy with this product.
I am always skeptical of BB creams. I like them, but they just either provide too much coverage or not enough. However, I loved this product. It is thicker than other BB creams I have tried and blends out nicely. It really gives you the "your skin, but better" appearance. The smell is a little odd, but you can't smell it after it's dried.5


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Modern Apartment in Prague 2 - City centre
Size44 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Elevator in building
- Family/child friendly
- Lockable room
- Pets allowed
- Internet/WiFi
- Parking available
Accommodation summary
|Záhřebská, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
This part is well known as the most beautiful and peaceful residential district of central Prague with a great choice of restaurants, bars and shops in the vicinity. It is away from
the crowds of tourists, but close to all the important city sights by foot, also by public transport. A tramway, bus and subway stops are nearby.
Houses in the district of Vinohrady were built as residences between 1900 - 1940, including our house which was built by our family in 1936. After the communists usurped power in 1948, the house became the property of the state until the "Velvet Revolution" in 1989. Shortly after this time, a general reconstruction of the building began and the apartment for tourists were established.
This modern apartment is now furnished in a charming wood motif, and includes a bathroom and WC, a kitchenette with basic cooking utensils provided, together with a refrigerator, cooker, microwave, kettle, coffee maker, pots and pan, bottles and cans openers, tee, koffee, sugar, spice...
Satellite TV and computer connected to internet. Wi-fi available, too.
A secured parking at our house is available, but because of limited spots, recommended to book in advance. The priceis 10 EUR / day.
You will find the apartment tidy, ready to use, and clean bedding and towels are provided. Lift in the house. Welcome!
House rulesStrictly non-smoking apartment.
Our house is a quiet and peaceful. It is not a good place for a loud night parties and celebrations.
a secured parking spot at house 10 EUR/ day, or free on street parking in a distance 5 min. by foot.
The stays usually begin and finish after noon and finish before noon.
Depending on vacancies and reservations, most stays can be arranged for morning check-in and evening check-out with no extra fee. You can also store you luggage as long as you need the last day.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|R 76 ZAR per guest/night extra
|Maximum nights
|2 months
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|On arrangement
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|On arrangement
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
Michal is very friendly and helpful!
The Apartment is very clean.
The location of the Apartment is great 15-20 Minutes walk to the center of Prague. A metro station is 5 minutes walk away
I can recommend everyone this apartment.
We are the family with two kids and stayed by Michal for one week. We think it is ideal place for staying in Prague. The apartment is very close to metro and tram station. If you (as we) like to walk it is only 15-20 minute to the historical center.
This part of Prague is very quiet and beautiful. It was just nice to walk through the neighborhood. The nearest park is less than a ten minute walk.
The apartment is very comfortable, clean and surprisingly quiet, equipped with all you need. We immediately felt at home. Michal was ready to help us in everything that we needed. (This is not the first time we rented an apartment. But it was the first time in the apartment was a computer with internet).
We are happy to recommend this apartment to everyone, especially those who appreciate comfort, peace and want to be in the city center, but not in the crowd of tourists. And for families with children it is the best option you can imagine.
Thank You, Michal!
Marina and Igor, Israel
We are full of praise for this apartment: everything antsprach the description, it was clean and the technique worked. Mr. Michal mastered English and Russian (the languages of which we have agreed), is very nice and helpful. - Thank you, Mr. Michal, for the pleasant stay!
Kanev, B.
Wir sind voll des Lobes über diese Wohnung: alles antsprach der Beschreibung, es war sauber und die Technik funktionierte. Herr Michal beherrscht Englisch und Russisch (die Sprachen über die wir uns verständigt haben), ist sehr nett und hilfsbereit. - Danke, Herr Michal, für den angenehmen Aufenthalt!
Kanev, B.
My 3 girl friends and I stayed on the 5th of April in the apartment at Zahrebska Street. The daughter of Michal met us, gave us the key and kindly answered all our questions, as well as showed us all the places on the map and explained how to get there. The apartment is situated on the -1 flour, and it was ok for us. It was clean, tidy, comfortable, quiet and friendly. We didnt cook, but we saw that is was possible. Everything was we needed (towels, bed lines and blanket, cups, plates, kettle, etc. etc.) was there. The shower stall was unusually small, but it wasnt a problem at all.
Michal allowed us to leave the car till the 17h next day in the garage which we booked for 10 euros. So it was just perkeft for us!
All in all I can recommend this apartment to anybody who will not spend much time in the apartment and prefer instead to see Prag :)
Thank you, Michal for your great attitude to your guests!
A good apartment, nicely furnished, great location.
We will come back.
Eine gute Wohnung, nett eingerichtet, tolle Lage.
Wir kommen gerne wieder.
The apartment was clean and tidy. We felt at home. 15min walk to Wenceslas Square. Parking for 10 € / day in the closed courtyard we had booked additionally. Everything went great. Highly recommended
Die Wohnung war sauber und ordentlich. Wir haben uns wohl gefühlt. ca 15min zu Fuß zum Wenzelsplatz. Parkmöglichkeit für 10€/Tag im abgeschlossenen Innenhof habe wir zusätzlich gebucht. Alles super gelaufen. Sehr empfehlenswert
I agree with the previous opinion, the apartment is in the basement, so little light and a little poorly equipped for cooking. So good for a bed, but not to stay a part of the day. Anyway, it was not the purpose of the trip. As for our host, it is available (he lives the building), nice, and not at all intrusive.
Je suis d'accord avec l'avis précédent : l'appartement est au sous-sol, donc peu éclairé, et un peu chichement équipé pour la cuisine. Donc bien pour y coucher, mais pas pour y rester une partie de la journée. De toutes façons, ce n'était pas le but du voyage. Quant à notre hôte, il est disponible (il habite l'immeuble), gentil, et pas du tout envahissant.
We stayed 5 days in Prague. Everything went great. Good host, Beautiful City. The apartment is in order. Recommendation value. If I wiederkommme to Prague. , The apartment I want to have again. Thank you. Děkujeme pekne.
wir waren 5 Tage in Prag . Alles super gelaufen . Guter Gastgeber , Schöne Stadt . Die Wohnung ist in der Ordnung . Empfehlungswert . Wenn ich nach Prag wiederkommme . , die Wohnung möchte ich wiederhaben . Danke schön . Dekujeme pekne .
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Book Talk: Michael Pollan's Cooked
In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, water, air, and earth—to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook.
Michael Pollan is the author of six previous books, including Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all New York Times best-sellers. A longtime contributor to The New York Times, he is also the Knight Professor of Journalism at Berkeley. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world.