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Volume III
What's inside...
The Science Academy of South Texas, Mercedes, Texas
What's New
- Secretary Spellings talks about trial assessment of 10 urban school districts at "Celebrate Our Rising Stars Summit."
- NCES releases report on fourth graders' oral reading;
- President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities accepting nominations for 2006 Coming Up Taller Awards;
- NCB Development Corporation releases guide on charter school facilities;
- National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Institute for Educational Leadership, and Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research issue report on college readiness and success;
- NASSP releases Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals; and
- RIF announces winners of World of Narnia Art Contest.
Science Academy of South Texas Magnet School Committed to Meeting Science Challenges of Tomorrow
Inside the ballroom, a red, white, and blue banner hangs above the stage, welcoming the 600 teachers and administrators who have gathered in Arlington, Virginia for the No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools Award Ceremony. As U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings mentions the Science Academy of South Texas in her remarks, Principal Edward Argueta beams with pride, along with Cleo Martinez, an English teacher at the school.
Back home, in the hallways and during assemblies, Mr. Argueta, who leads the 2005 Blue Ribbon School in Mercedes, Texas, reminds students that the Science Academy is a place for "committed students who accept the challenges of tomorrow." Located in the Rio Grande Valley, the Science Academy is a public magnet high school serving 623 students, 66 percent of whom are Hispanic, 25 percent White, 8 percent Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1 percent African American. Of the ninth through twelfth graders, 41 percent qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program. These students choose to attend the school from 28 school districts within Willacy, Cameron, and Hidalgo counties.
Chosen as a Blue Ribbon School because it has shown dramatic improvement over the last three years while serving at least 40 percent economically disadvantaged students, the Science Academy challenges students to tackle science and mathematics, along with core academic subjects in preparation for rigorous college work. Every year, students are required to take one class in math and one in science. All classes in math and science incorporate a hands-on approach to instruction. Students learn linear equations and quantitative patterns, write mathematical proofs, and participate in a national high school pre-engineering/technology program called Project Lead the Way (PLTW).
PLTW requires students to use the skills they learn in their math and science classes to solve "real world" problems. Each year, students are asked to take at least one course out of the six courses that make up the PLTW curriculum. These courses include: Introduction to Engineering and Design, Digital Electronics, Principles of Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Architectural Graphics, and Engineering Design and Development. These classes build upon state standards expressed in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The PLTW curriculum is linked to national technology and science standards and is updated on a yearly basis so that students are exposed to the latest computer software and equipment.
In addition to the focus on science and math, literacy is promoted in academic subjects across the school, including the science, technology, and math departments where students read and summarize technical manuals and decipher multi-step word problems. Even during the summer, students do in-depth reading of classic and contemporary literary works that provoke discussion and assignments when the students are back in school. Last summer, students read books such as The Hobbit, The House on Mango Street, and Ender's Game. By the time they graduate, many Science Academy students read and write at the level of a college senior.
The school's rigorous curriculum also allows students to enroll in pre-Advanced Placement (AP) and traditional AP courses, as well as dual/concurrent enrollment courses, in which students earn college credits while attending high school. The AP offerings include such topics as English, U.S. history, calculus, biology, computer science, Spanish, and art. Dual/concurrent enrollment courses are taught at the college level by Science Academy teachers, most of whom have master's degrees, during regular school hours. Many students who participate in these courses graduate from the Science Academy with over 20 hours of college credit, which may be transferred to any state university in Texas.
In addition, Science Academy students are introduced to college-level work at local universities and to programs at local businesses and government agencies. For example, the school partners with Rice University to offer at least 30 students the opportunity to learn about current trends and innovations in medicine and technology. At a two-week symposium in early June, students in this program visit the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the headquarters for Texas Instruments, and local refineries. Another partnership with Baylor College of Medicine exposes Science Academy students to that campus so they can learn about medical careers from current Baylor students and professors.
Partnerships also reach across national borders. Since the school is located in rural Texas and is removed from many cultural attractions, it offers exchange programs in Mexico and Germany. Last year, the Science Academy established a partnership with Instituto Jefferson in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, where students spend two weeks and then host Mexican students in their homes for another two weeks. Another exchange program is held at the Philanthropium in Dessau, Germany, a school started in 1774 by Johann Bernhard Basedow to make learning of practical subjects, such as arithmetic, geography, science, and drawing, attractive and engaging.
Science Academy teachers benefit from the school's partnerships as well. A professional development partnership has been established with Certiport, a private company that provides Internet and computing training, assessment, and certification, to increase staff knowledge about computers and the Internet. All teachers strive to gain Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3). Additionally, for the last two years, the South Texas Independent School District (STISD) has collaborated with the Charles Dana Center for professional development activities related to math and science. Using this professional development and training, district staff and teachers can analyze student achievement data and make instructional and curricular decisions that improve student performance.
Teachers are in frequent contact with parents about student achievement data. For example, the Science Academy subscribes to K12Planet, an Internet-based communication system that connects teachers to parents and students. Using a password, parents can view electronic grade books for each of their child's eight classes. This website also includes upcoming assignments and teachers' email addresses. Progress reports are sent home to parents every three weeks, along with grade-level newsletters and report cards that are mailed every nine weeks.
Based on their report cards and test scores, students who need additional support in English or math are assigned to labs where they strengthen basic skills. Students who fail one or more portions of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) are tutored by Science Academy teachers and are provided with a targeted study guide. According to recent scores on the TAKS, these intervention strategies are paying off. In 2003-2004, 100 percent of ninth grade students met the reading/language arts standard and 92 percent met the math standard. Ninety-five percent of tenth grade students met the reading/language arts standard, and 94 percent met the math standard, while 100 percent of eleventh grade students met standards in both reading/language arts and math.
In addition to being cited by the U.S. Department of Education as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School, the Science Academy of South Texas has been recognized as an exemplary school based on students' performance on the TAKS. The school received the Governor's High Performance Award and the Texas Education Agency's Gold Performance Award. In 2003, Newsweek Magazine ranked the Science Academy as the eighth best high school in the country.
Principal Argueta says the school's success comes from having high expectations of both students and staff. "When I heard Secretary Spellings mention the Science Academy in her remarks, I felt so humbly honored. This award is a tribute to the hard work of the Academy's staff and students, who all carry the torch of high academic achievement."
What's New
From the U.S. Department of Education
At the fourth annual "Celebrate Our Rising Stars Summit," hosted by the Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings talked about the results of a National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) trial assessment
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a report that analyzes fourth grade students' proficiency at reading aloud. This information was part of a special study included in the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading assessment. Results suggest that the three components of oral reading ability (accuracy, rate, and fluency) are related to each other and to reading comprehension. "Fluent" readers in this study were likely to read higher percentages of words accurately, to read the passage at a faster rate, and to have scored higher, on average, on the NAEP reading assessment than "non-fluent" readers. (Nov. 29)
Arts Education
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) is currently inviting nominations for the 2006 Coming Up Taller Awards. PCAH collaborates with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to sponsor the award, which honors exemplary arts and humanities after-school and out-of-school programs. The deadline for nominations is January 30, 2006. (Nov. 29)
Charter Schools
NCB Development Corporation has released a new guide, The Answer Key: How to Plan, Develop and Finance Your Charter School Facility. The guide provides charter schools with step-by-step advice about planning, evaluating, and implementing facilities projects. The Bill and Melinda Gates and Annie E. Casey Foundations helped fund the guide, which is organized by each stage of the development process: concept, development, facility design and pre-construction, financing, construction, and planning and scheduling. (Nov. 15)
Raising Student Achievement
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), and the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research have issued a report, The Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study on Improving College Readiness and Success. The report identifies and examines four policy levers that states may use to reform K-16 education. These levers include: finance, assessments and curricula, accountability, and data systems. Additionally, the report analyzes the importance of other factors, such as leadership and state history and culture, in beginning and implementing reforms. (Nov. 29)
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has sent a new literacy guide to all middle and high school principals across the country, free of charge. Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals is designed to help school leaders use research on best practices to create intervention plans that help to improve students' literacy levels and long-range academic success. (Oct. 17)
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media, and HarperCollins Children's Books collaborated to sponsor RIF's World of Narnia Art Contest. The contest invited children ages five through 15 to create original artistic renderings inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia, the classic seven-book series by C.S. Lewis. Eleven-year-old Noah DelaGardell from Muncie (IN) and nine-year-old Jarynn Lowe from St. Cloud (FL) have been named grand prize winners, each winning a private screening of the new feature film The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. (Nov. 21)
Innovations in the News
American History
Local walking tours, architecture study, and primary source analysis are part of the history curriculum for districts in Illinois participating in an OII-administered Teaching American History grant. The American History Teachers' Collaborative trains teachers on how to use local history to teach national historical events. The goals of the program include increasing teachers' knowledge of American history, introducing them to local artifacts and primary sources that they can integrate into lessons, and communicating best practices to improve student achievement. Teachers will learn from historians and use resources from places such as the Illinois State Archives at Springfield, the Champaign County Historical Museum at the Cattle Bank, and the Early American Museum at Mahomet. [More-The News-Gazette] (Oct. 11)
Private Schools
The November 2005 edition of CAPE Outlook, published by the Council for American Private Education, features the OII-sponsored conference for private school leaders held at the U.S. Department of Education on September 28. The issue also includes articles on supplemental educational services and hurricane aid proposals, among other topics. [More-CAPE Outlook] (Nov. 15)
Raising Student Achievement
According to the annual Condition of Education report, issued by the Iowa Department of Education, Iowa high schools are heeding Governor Tom Vilsack's (D-IA) call for more rigorous graduation requirements. The report showed dozens of school districts moving to require students to take more math and science courses before receiving a diploma. Governor Vilsack has urged schools to toughen standards in an effort to prepare students to compete in an expanding world market. By 2010, 256 Iowa districts will require high school students to complete three or more units of math before graduation, which is more than double the 104 Iowa districts that required three or more units in the 2004-2005 academic year. The report also shows that 238 districts are on track to require three or more units of science by 2010, compared with 65 districts during 2004-2005. [More-Quad City Times] (Nov. 21)
Teacher Quality
Professionals seeking a career change now have alternative pathways to becoming teachers in Florida. The School District of Hillsborough County, for example, has created an alternative teacher certification program for nontraditional teachers (see Innovator, June 27, 2005), which includes completing six courses and passing three state-required tests. Another program through the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (see Innovator, July 14, 2003), enables college graduates who pass two tests and successfully complete a classroom observation to gain teacher certification in less than six months. [MoreThe Tampa Tribune] (Nov. 7)
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a five-year, $6 million grant to professors at the University at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education (NY). These professors will implement a research-based pre-kindergarten mathematics curriculum to find out if it can be adapted for areas across the country and how it could impact student achievement. The program, "technology-enhanced, research-based instruction, assessment, and professional development," or TRIAD, has been shown to improve achievement in mathematics for young children, especially for those children at risk for education failure. [More-University at Buffalo Reporter] (Nov. 3)
Maryland Public Television (MPT) has been awarded a $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop digital learning activities and other online tools to improve students' reading comprehension and vocabulary skills and assist teachers in math instruction. This grant broadens a former MPT project, Thinkport.org, an educational website that has won multiple awards for design and production. [More-The Baltimore Business Journal] (Nov. 16)
Students across the nation were able to virtually accompany seven student ambassadors who visited China as part of a Minnesota state delegation of nearly 200 business, government, and academic leaders. Two Minnesota state agencies created a website that enabled visitors to track the progress of the student ambassadors and participate in four interactive video conferences where China's science, technology, trade, government, and culture were discussed with experts from that country. The website also includes lesson plans for teachers that were created by the Minnesota Department of Education. [More-eSchool News] (Nov. 15)
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Fifty shades of gay
iO Tillett Wright has photographed 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum — and asked many of them: Can you assign a percentage to how gay or straight you are? Most people, it turns out, consider themselves to exist in the gray areas of sexuality, not 100% gay or straight. Which presents a real problem when it comes to discrimination: Where do you draw the line?
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SCAD eLearning professor, alumna wins distance-learning award
Sarah Adams, SCAD eLearning professor of graphic design and alumna (B.F.A., graphic design, 2004; M.F.A., graphic design, 2006), has been named Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty by the Instructional Technology Council. The ITC, the international organization representing institutions offering distance education courses, has also recognized Adams as a Distinguished Educator.
According to the citation, Adams "provided extraordinary engagement and student support, and employed creative solutions to meet the needs of working students with unusual and varying study times."
"I am honored to be recognized by the ITC Network," Adams said. "While using Adobe Connect, Blackboard IM, interactive PDFs and engaging discussion boards are an essential part of eLearning, the other part is just as crucial - my drive to see each student succeed while also ensuring their understanding and ability to grow."
She was also noted for her "effective use of different multimedia options to connect with her classes, and to incorporate professional skills and tools into her course content." Adams was also commended her for the use of "weekly 'connect' sessions to bring classes together to review their work, and [using] audio recording to provide live critiques to students to build a strong community and strong communication skills."
"I strive to make a personal connection with each student that not only lasts for 10 weeks, but longer," Adams said. "Thanks again to SCAD for allowing me to fulfill my dream of teaching as I look forward every morning to working and meeting with students and watching them grow through technological advances and personal attention."
Adams began teaching at SCAD in 2007. In addition to her work with the university, Adams runs her own graphic design business in the Albany, Georgia area, Imagine That! Solutions, Inc.
SCAD: The University for Creative Careers
The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution conferring bachelor's and master's degrees at distinctive locations and online to prepare talented students for professional careers. SCAD offers degrees in more than 40 majors.


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Lila Rose assaulted by Planned Parenthood escort
posted at 11:45 am on February 1, 2010 by Cassy Fiano
Lila Rose is a well known pro-life advocate. As the president and founder of Live Action, she's done a lot of really amazing work exposing Planned Parenthood for what they really are: an evil organization looking to profit off of the slaughter of the unborn by any means necessary. They'll manipulate women into getting abortions. They'll lie about the science. And time after time, they've been proven to look the other way when cases of alleged statutory rape are presented to them. All of this has been exposed to be light thanks to the hard work of Lila Rose. Whether you are for or against abortion is really irrelevant — every parent in America should be against Planned Parenthood for the crimes they commit and the lack of ethics possessed by this organization.
Given all that, it's really not a surprise what happened about a month and a half ago. While visiting a clinic in San Jose, CA, a male Planned Parenthood escort approached her… and then struck her.
At approximately 11:50am on Thursday, December 17th, 2009, Live Action President Lila Rose was struck by a male uniformed Planned Parenthood escort. The attack occurred on a public sidewalk outside a Planned Parenthood affiliate located at 1691 The Alameda in San Jose, California.
Lila Rose was visiting the abortion clinic with a group of about 20 students and three adults to pray and provide information to women who might be open to abortion alternatives.
According to a police report filed at the scene, supported by several witnesses, the following interaction took place between Miss Rose and the uniformed Planned Parenthood escort:
Rose, from the public sidewalk: "Sir, are you familiar with the abortion procedure?"
Escort approaches Rose rapidly from Planned Parenthood parking lot, says, "You idiot. You've caused so much trouble. You piece of crap."
Rose offers to show Escort a picture: "Can I show you a picture of what it really does to a baby?"
The Escort strikes Miss Rose's hand, knocking literature and Bible to the ground. Rose steps further back on sidewalk, Escort steps towards Rose.
Escort, visibly shaking, says, "It's a woman's choice!"
Rose says, "What about the baby's choice?"
Escort says, "It's not a baby!" Escort turns around and walks away.
Police were called and interviewed the victim and several witnesses. Rose sustained no injuries from the attack. Charges of assault and battery are pending. There have been no apologies.
Live Action maintains a strong commitment to non-violent public discourse. We expect Planned Parenthood will respond to their escort's attack by publicly disavowing the use of violence.
I was asked by Live Action to try to contact Planned Parenthood and get a response from them about this incident. I genuinely wanted to know their side of the story. Have they done their own investigation into this? Is the escort, a Gerard Nordley, still working with Planned Parenthood? Do they have a statement? Will they issue an apology?
I called their public relations department repeatedly for over a month. I left message after message. I never received a single phone call to follow up about this incident, or a single e-mail. This leads me to believe that Lila Rose's statement is indeed accurate, and that Planned Parenthood is trying to keep this quiet. I understand the role of escorts for abortion clinics, and approaching the abortion protestors is not in the job description. Assaulting them is definitely not. Lila wasn't hurt, thankfully, but what happens next time? If this man wasn't even disciplined for his actions, what will keep him from taking it a step further with someone else? And if Planned Parenthood does not discipline this man in any way, or issue an apology to Lila Rose, then you have to assume that they approve of his behavior.
Just one more thing to add to the list of reasons why this organization is truly rotten to the core.
UPDATE: I wanted to issue a note to clear up the confusion surrounding the Gerard – Gerald Nordley website. I contacted Lila to confirm that the man on the website is indeed the man who assaulted her, and she did. Also, the church he says he attends on his website is apparently not far from San Jose, CA. Hope that answers some questions.
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The boards were relatively quiet when we were playing the Falcons & Saints. Some of those teams fans came in politely and congratulated us.
It's a different story with 49ers fans. From the boards ehre and elsewhere, and in the media in general, the 49ers fans are on par with the pond scum Eagles fans.
Apparently SF is not only full of Twinks, but chock full of Grade A D-bags. I guess they take their cue from their sore loser and cry baby ***** of a Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.
It's no wonder Jim Schwarz wanted to kick his ***.
Kick rocks 49ers fans, you get no respect from the Giants fans. Hell, you guys even want to kill your own player, Kyle Williams. Stay classy.....


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I close to finisjhing up my 99 Silverado. Thought I share some photos with you.
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Our Nation's Blood Supply
In the early years of the HIV epidemic, blood transfusions were at increased risk for transmitting HIV infection. In 1985, however, an HIV test became available, and screening of all blood donations rapidly became universal. The U.S. blood supply is now among the safest in the world:
- All blood donors are prescreened for HIV risk factors.
- Blood donations are required to be tested both for presence of antibodies to HIV and for HIV ribonucleic acid (RNA). RNA testing detects HIV at an earlier stage than HIV antibody testing.
- Blood and blood products that test positive for HIV are safely discarded and are not used for transfusions. Donors whose blood tests positive for HIV are notified by the collecting agency and are deferred from further donations.
It is important to know that you cannot get HIV from donating blood. Blood collection procedures are highly regulated and safe.
Do Not Donate Blood to Learn Your HIV Status
Some people think that donating blood is a better way to learn their HIV status than asking their doctor for an HIV test or visiting a clinic. This is not true. You should not donate blood to find out if you are HIV-positive.
Why? Because the HIV tests used to screen donor blood are highly accurate—but they aren't perfect. If you have been infected with HIV recently, even the most sensitive test may not show it, and you can infect others if your blood is transfused to them.
If you have engaged in high-risk sexual or drug taking behaviors, you should not donate blood. It is important, though, to learn your HIV status. You can get an HIV test at a number of places, including your local health department, public health clinic, or doctor's office or at many local AIDS service organizations, community-based organizations, and even in mobile vans. Visit AIDS.gov's HIV Testing and Care Services Locator to find a location near you. By getting an HIV test, you can protect your own health, as well as the health of people who need blood! It is also possible to purchase a rapid home-use HIV test kit.
Testing Donated Blood
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have responsibilities related to maintaining the safety of blood, as well as tissues, blood stem cells, and organs. U.S. regulations require that each unit of donated blood is tested for the following infectious agents to ensure its safety:
- Hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV), which cause inflammation of the liver.
- Human Immunodeficiency viruses (HIV-1 and HIV-2), the viruses that cause AIDS.
- Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), which causes infections that can lead to leukemia or neurologic disease.
- Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis.
- West Nile Virus, a virus spread through the bite of a mosquito that can cause neurologic disease.
- Chagas Disease, a disease that can lead to intestinal dysfunction or cardiac disease.
For more information, see FDA's Keeping Blood Transfusions Safe and CDC's "How Safe is the Blood Supply in the United States?"
Organ/Tissue Transplants
The risks of transplant-related HIV infection are low. All organ and tissue donors are screened for risk factors, and tested for HIV and other infectious agents that potentially could be transmitted through transplantation. However, although HIV tests are highly accurate, the tests do not always detect the virus in people with very recent infection. Unexpected transmission of HIV, HBV, and HCV from infected donors has been reported in heart, liver, kidney, and pancreas recipients.
Organ Donor Screening
HRSA, a U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) agency, oversees organ procurement and transplantation in the U.S. through its oversight of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). OPTN policies require specific screening tests that must be performed in potential organ donors before the organs can be used for transplantation.
According to 2013 PHS guidelines (published in Public Health Reports, Vol. 128, No. 4, July/August 2013 edition), all organ donors, living and deceased, are routinely screened for HIV as well as HBV and HCV. In addition, the guidelines recommend the use of the latest, most sensitive laboratory tests so that patients can be informed of risks to the greatest extent possible and protected from unintentional infections caused by transplanted organs.
Cell and Tissue Donor Screening
FDA regulates human cell and tissue donation. In general, people with risk factors or who test positive for infectious diseases cannot donate cells, tissues, or tissue-based products. All cell and tissue donors are screened and tested for HIV-1 and HIV-2, as well as HBV and HCV. Depending on the type of cell or tissue being donated, some donors are also screened and tested for HTLV-1 and HTLV-2; syphilis; chlamydia; and gonorrhea. In addition, all donors are also screened for risk factors for West Nile Virus and human transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, including Creuztfeldt-Jakob disease.
For more information, see: FDA's Guidance for Industry: Eligibility Determination for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (PDF).
Additional Resources
- CDC - Blood Safety website
- FDA - Keeping Blood Transfusions Safe: FDA's Multi-layered Protections for Donated Blood
- FDA - Complete List of Donor Screening Assays for Infectious Agents and HIV Diagnostic Assays
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- NIH - Blood Transfusion Safety
- President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - Report on Blood Safety and HIV/AIDS
- OrganDonor.gov the official U.S. Government web site for organ donation and transplantation.
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Like many other patented inventions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the exact origins of the vacuum tube are a bit murky. But John Ambrose Fleming usually gets the credit, and the advance is a big one — setting the stage for the age of modern electronics.
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Release Date: June 21, 2013 (in theaters and 3-D)
Directed by Dan Scanlon
Starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Dave Foley, Julia Sweeney
In Disney/Pixar's 2001 animated hit Monsters Inc., Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and James. P. Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman) are best friends who work together as scarers at Monsters, Inc.. But the monsters weren't always best buds. The 3-D prequel Monsters University takes audiences back to when Mike and Sulley met as college roommates—and didn't get along. When their rivalry gets them both kicked out of the scaring education program, they end up joining the Oozma Kappa fraternity, a group of rejected scarers. Now, Mike and Sulley must put aside their rivalry to help the Oozma Kappa monsters win the university's annual scare games competition. TFK caught up with director Dan Scanlon to get the scoop on the making of the highly anticipated film.
Why did you and the Pixar team decide to take us back to Mike and Sulley's college days?
We knew we wanted to do (a movie) that got more into the relationship of these two guys. The more we thought about it, the way to do that was to go back in time and watch their relationship form. On top of that, how fun would it be to see a monster's college?
What made Mike and Sulley clash as they first get to know each other?
They are 18 years old (in Monsters University). Their philosophies on life are a little different. When we meet Mike, he really has to work hard. He wants to be a scarer more than anything, but he doesn't look like your conventional big, brawny, tough, fury monster. So he's really about studying scaring and a hard work ethic. When we meet Sulley, he is that tough-looking guy. He's a little more of a natural. He comes from a long line of scarers. Sully doesn't believe that scaring is something you can learn, so right off the bat their different philosophies just send the two of them apart.
This is your first feature-length Pixar film as director. How did you feel about taking on the prequel to one of the studio's classic movies?
It was a total honor. I started at Pixar the month Monsters, Inc. came out, so this film has always had a special place in my heart. Plus, I'm just a fan of the film. I love the humor and emotion of it. So to get to tell a new story with those characters in particular was a dream come true.
Do you have a favorite new monster?
My favorite group is the Oozma Kappa team. They are a group of rejected scarers, scarers who aren't scary enough to stay in the scaring program. They are kind of these sad, goofy guys, but they've started their own fraternity, and Mike and Sulley end up stuck in the fraternity with them. I love the characters because they are all different in their own ways, but they are very sincere and eager. I find that it's fun whenever Mike and Sulley have to take care of someone. They took care of Boo in the first film, and now they are taking care of this group of misfits. We often said that Mike and Sulley are like the Mom and Dad to the Oozma Kappa, who are like the little kids.
If you were a student at Monsters University, which club or fraternity would you want to join?
I probably would be in the Oozma Kappa because in college I was not super popular, so I think I relate a little more to them. And they are just fun. They are not invited to every party, but they are going to make their own party.
Your background is in art and animation. Visually, do you have a favorite scene or character from the movie?
We have a new character Dean Hardscrabble (voiced by Helen Mirren). She's the dean of the scaring school, and she's also one of the greatest scarers ever. [Designing her] was a real challenge. To be the greatest scarer ever, she has to be terrifying, but she also has to be an intelligent professor that you would respect. I am so happy with the design of her character. She is sort of based on a centipede, mixed with a weird dragon thing. There is something eerie about centipede legs crawling around. I thought, "Oh yeah, this is the way to go."
What do you think kids will enjoy most about Monsters University?
If if you like the humor of Monsters, Inc., this is in that ballpark of humor, but it's also a bigger world. We get to go outside of the scare floor and see a giant campus filled with a variety of monsters we didn't get to see in the first film. So it's a much more open world. I hope kids connect with the idea of figuring out who you were meant to be and how you become it.


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Charming Room in Rome (blu)
Size15 m²
Floor No.0
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Family/child friendly
Accommodation summary
|Via Alba, 00182 Roma, Italy
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|Calendar updated
|3 days ago
The room has a bathroom for exclusive use and climate.
The blue room has 2 beds.
The kitchen and a small dining-room entrance, are in common use in the apartment.
The Historic Center of Rome is one of the most stunning places to visit all over the world, with its marvelous palaces, millennium-old churches and basilicas, grand romantic ruins, opulent monuments, ornate statues and graceful fountains. Rome has an immensely rich historical heritage and cosmopolitan atmosphere, making it one of Europe's and the world´s most visited, influential and beautiful capitals. The old part of Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas (squares) and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.
Piazza Navona, like all great Italian piazzas, has been the scene of many movies. The square remains completely unspoilt by traffic and modern buildings.
House rules
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 110 HKD per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
We had a great time in Maurizios flat. The room is very nice and well-kept and the area is also nice and very practical as the train to the airport can be reached within some minutes walking and the metro is also quite near.
The stay in Rome was really nice. I was there for 5 days and had the possibility to sleep at Maurizios place. Maurizio was a very nice host and gave us advices where to eat and gave us the opportunity to stay longer at the last day - we had our back flight at 15:00 PM. The room was nice, the bed really comfy (the mattress was very good and comfortable), the restroom was big enough (but small shower). It was enough for us because we were all day outside. The flat with this room don't have the option with the balcony like in the photos - but I didn't ask earlier so it was my mistake. We get fresh towels (one big and one small and one very small for the face :) ) and had wifi. The flat was well located and it was really near to the metro and the san giovanni basilicum (you have to go there!). There was a strange smell, but it wasn't really disturbing.
Advice from me: if you land at the fumiciono airport use the FL1 and get out at the roma tuscolana train station, from there it's just 5-10 minutes to get to the flat, also it's cheaper to use the FL1 (just 8 €) and you don't have to go to the termini and use the metro. (costs for the leonardo express are arround 15 € for one way). If you like classic breakfast (not sweet- in Italy it's normal to get just sweet breakfast in the cafes) I'll recommend you a bakery (don't remeber the name of it) that is near the metro re di roma (it is hidden in the yard - the crossing of piazza dei re di roma and via appia nuova).
One way or another I will recommend the stay at Maurizios place. Enjoy!
Room is fine and it is conveniently located. Maurizio is friendly and helpful.
Zimmer ist in Ordnung und liegt sehr günstig. Maurizio ist freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Room and shower room were spacious and clean and the air conditioning was very cold.
Maurizio and his daughter were very helpful and friendly. If you want to know anything about the history or the building of Roma, just ask Maurizio. The property is easily accessible from Aeroporto Chiampino via bus and Metro Line A, exit Porte Lungo. Near some good restaurants and a breakfast several bars nearby.
Kamer en doucheruimte waren ruim en netjes en de airco was goed koud.
Maurizio en zijn dochter waren heel behulpzaam en vriendelijk. Als je iets wil weten over de geschiedenis of de gebouwen van Roma ,vraag het maar aan Maurizio. De woning is goed te bereiken vanaf Aeroporto Chiampino via bus en dan Metro Lijn A , Uitgang Porte Lungo. In de buurt paar goede restaurants en voor een ontbijt meerdere barretjes in de buurt.
The other reviews before choosing the room are party to review:
-yes the room is clean and the bathroom but it's not a real mattress but a sofa which remains open, so hard and uncomfortable!
The apartment is dark and smelly.
The room has no charm and many things are broken as electrical outlets, the toilet lid, cabinet door ...
-yes the metro is not far away and that's good.
As for the host, the host does not exist, no information even a map of Rome available: we were transparent!
As well take a room at the hotel!
Les commentaires lus avant de choisir la chambre sont en partie à revoir :
-oui la chambre est propre ainsi que la s d b mais ce n'est pas un vrai matelas mais un canapé convertible qui reste ouvert,donc dur et inconfortable!
L'appartement est sombre et malodorant.
La chambre ne possède aucun charme et beaucoup de choses sont cassées comme les prises électriques,l'abattant des toilettes,la porte du placard...
-oui le métro n'est pas loin et c'est bien.
Quant à l'hôte,l'accueil est inexistant,aucunes infos même pas un plan de Rome disponible : nous étions transparent!
Autant prendre une chambre à l'hôtel!
Stay on top past, we had not seen much of the host, but it was not serious, the room was perfect. Every day we had the company of a nice cat lying in the hall, only asking for affection.
Séjour passé au top, nous avions pas beaucoup vu l'hôte, mais ce n'était pas grave, la chambre était parfaite. Tout les jours nous avions la compagnie d'un gentil chat se trouvant dans le hall d'entrée, ne demandant que de l'affection.
The bedroom is very pleasant for a weekend, the bathroom is located in a top condition and the kitchen is fully equipped. The metro station Ponte Lungo is very close.
Das Schlafzimmer ist für ein Wochenende sehr angenehm, das Bad befindet sich in einem top Zustand und die Küche ist voll ausgestattet. Die Metro-Station Ponte Lungo ist sehr nah.
We were very happy and everything was perfect - Maurizio is a friendly and helpful host and we recommend it gladly!
We were very content and everything was fine - Maurizio is a friendly and helpful host and we gladly recommend him!
Peter & Elisa, Salzburg, Austria
Wir waren sehr zufrieden und alles hat gepasst - Maurizio ist ein freundlicher und hilfsbereiter Gastgeber und wir empfehlen ihn gerne weiter!
We were very content and everything was fine - Maurizio is a friendly and helpful host and we gladly recommend him!
Peter & Elisa, Salzburg, Austria
The room is located in an apartment located in a quiet and very well connected. It is very spacious and Maurizio is very friendly and attentive.
Highly recommended
La habitación se encuentra en apartamento situado en una zona tranquila y muy bien comunicada. Es muy espaciosa y Maurizio es muy agradable y atento.
Muy recomendable
We had wonderful days in Rome. The room was large, clean and perfectly fine. Maurizio had us once again laid an extra thick blankets so we do not freeze.
The only drawback is that it is very noisy in the house and you constantly have the feeling that someone tramples a round on his head.
The connection to the city center is very good. Bus and metro are within 3 minutes also night buses run regularly. In the immediate vicinity there are bars and a large supermarket, so you can get good care.
Who is willing to drive a bit until it is in the city center, is in good hands here.
Wir hatten schöne Tage in Rom. Das Zimmer war groß, sauber und tadellos in Ordnung. Maurizio hatte uns auch noch einmal extra dicke Decken hingelegt, damit wir auch nicht frieren.
Der einzige Nachteil ist, dass es in dem Haus sehr hellhörig ist und man ständig das Gefühl hat, jemand trampelt einem auf dem Kopf herum.
Die Anbindung an die Innenstadt ist sehr gut. Bus und Metro sind in 3 Minuten zu erreichen, auch Nachtbusse fahren regelmäßig. In unmittelbarer Nähe gibt es Lokale und einen großen Supermarkt, sodass man sich gut versorgen kann.
Wer bereit ist, ein bisschen zu fahren, bis er in der Innenstadt ist, ist hier gut aufgehoben.
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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by coynejeremy, Aug 17, 2010.
We absolutely killed it this week. Yay us.
You and me Hand in hand to the finsh line There can be only one I say you trip in a rut
I'll take the blame. My picks have absolutely sucked this season :P But the Lions came soooo close...only they, could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like they did Still, 9-4 is my best week since week 1 You, on the other hand, are absolutely on and it looks like it rubbed off on Jr this week...with Nemo, CJ & Webz in hot pursuit! Keep up the good work guys My question is: Why hasn't Jammer joined at TPG yet? He's been smoking picks at Yahoo. Not sure about Yahoo but I'm pretty sure you can join TPG no matter how far it is into the season
Don't encourage Jammer to break our hot streak. He's picked for our group before. It wasn't pretty.
ATTENTION: There is a Thursday game this week. Get your picks done early!!
Yes. We are the only group that has perfect attendance this year. Though pointless, it would be a cool minor accomplishment if we could keep that going the whole way.
Our group is sort of an odd bunch...but damn if it isn't kicking ass, again! Bill
You had a good week, detTeam! I was amazed that 61% of the people picked the Lions last week. All 6 of us picked the Bills. That's called using your brain, not your heart. Don't forget: Thursday game again this week
Me likey your new team, Thee.
That was a rough week. I cant believe I missed 3 weeks ago, so I'm not taking it too seriously anymore. I was moving to Iowa, and just totally spaced the picks game!
We'll all have our days. Still I'm proud of yall. This might be the biggest lead any front runner has had. til death do we part.
Perhaps it is just a coincidence that it happened when you left our group.
Looks like Laim Jr. isn't picking Survivor this week. He needs to have his choice in by Thursday. I guess winning PF is enough...
Get on that kid, Laims!
Hard to not pick all the favorites this week...maybe the Colts & Bills. Must do more research
The Steelers are being chosen by 91% of the "Picks" selectors... Who are they playing you ask...Da RAIDERS... The Steelers rank 24th in offense in the NFL, while ranking 9th in defense. DA RAIDERS are 12th in offense...50 yards better per game than the Steelers. Da Raiders are 6th in defense...10 yards leaner than the Steelers... Do I smell upset...What da ya think Bill...Ready to cross over to Raiderland The Steelers are actually playing worse since Big Ben has returned. Both offensively and record-wise... Only negative is that it's a home game for the Steelers...Oh I'm sorry...the Steelers are 2-2 at home.......
There is a reason that I'm in first place right now. I have a system (which for the time being is working well). Anyway, my system does not involve picking a 9.5 point underdog playing on the road.
Yet your system does involve picking a team playing at home that has won just one game at home all season and is starting its third-string QB?
Yea...I picked the Dolphins too...
When in doubt, I pick home teams. Hey, it's working. Last week, I picked every home team except the Eagles.
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Telecom says it never ruled out cutting more than 1000 jobs as speculation swirls that up to 1500 positions will be slashed.
Labour's communications and information technology spokeswoman, Clare Curran, said yesterday that Telecom was set to announce up to 1500 job cuts. Her statement did not reveal where this information had come from.
Curran said a source had told her that Telecom would make the cuts this month and research from the Parliamentary Library showed it could add up to being the country's largest loss of jobs from a single company.
Telecom boss Simon Moutter said last month that job cuts could run "well into their hundreds" and would not rule out more than 1000 positions going as the company looked to reduce its costs.
Moutter said yesterday there was "no new news" on the job cuts and quickly referred all further questions to general manager of corporate relations Andrew Pirie.
"We always said [cuts] well into the hundreds, we never sort of said a few hundred.
We made it quite clear it was a higher number than that. And that's our position," Pirie said.
Pirie said the company could not yet say how many jobs would go.
The Herald understands cuts are likely to be a mix of compulsory redundancies and non-replacement of departing staff.
Asked which areas of the company would be affected, Moutter said last month: "There is no area of the business which has not been asked to look very hard at everything we do to make sure we remove the legacy culture, the layers of middle management, the duplication of effort."
Telecom said last week it would axe about 120 jobs from the Australian arm of its information technology unit, Gen-i, leaving 60 people servicing and attracting transtasman corporate customers.
At December 30, Telecom had 7530 staff, Pirie said. Six and a half thousand workers were based in New Zealand, he said, the remainder across the Tasman.
Telecom's share price closed down 3c yesterday at $2.225.
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I'm fairly new to the forum. I needed some help on a question a while back and found it here. I appreciate the quick reponses.
I have one BIG question tho - are there going to be any more guncasts? I have been watching/waiting. If its still going on I'd like to plug it on my vidcast. I don't want to get into the politics of guns - not what my vidcast is about. Just about information for curious or people new to assault rifles. So when I get any emails or comments that are political - I'd like to forward them on to Kevan Thoman - lol. I really enjoy his podcast!
Looking forward to reading more posts.
Ask, JS, but I'm waiting to see what is going on w/ that too - Apparently, the guy doing the podcasts is short on time. I even PM'd him a submission here on the site - he hasn't been back here for a while now...
Thanks for the welcome.
I guess I should mention I have 2 Berettas. The 96 and a little .22 - baby pistol I got for my wife to shoot. I have a shotgun that was given to me, a Winchester 1300. For fun I put a pistol grip/buttstock on it. And I have a Bushmaster XM15 (AR15).
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Throughout the museum, visitors take part in various games and programs. The museum hopes that by having guests participate in the exhibits, they will better understand mathematical concepts. An example of this hands-on method of learning is a ride called The Coaster Roller. Visitors glide in a rounded triangle cart across an acorn-shaped track that miraculously creates a smooth surface. "The triangular balls [on the cart] have a constant diameter that are even on all sides that simulate a smooth feel," MoMath Associate Director Cindy Lawrence explained to TFK.
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Former insurance broker understood Hanover prospectuses were protected
Insurance giant AIG intended to provide cover for all prospectuses Hanover issued, a witness told the High Court yesterday.
Hanover Group Holdings and AIG are in an insurance stoush involving a directors and officers liability (D&O) policy worth up to $20 million.
The dispute is over whether this policy - which Hanover took out with AIG - covers claims involving two 2007 prospectuses, one issued by Hanover Finance and the other by United Finance.
Six former Hanover directors and promoters are being sued by the Financial Markets Authority over allegedly misleading or untrue statements made in these prospectuses and the insurance policy would be used to cover costs for this case or any damages that could be payable.
Yesterday Hanover's former insurance broker Grant William Dawson gave evidence about his correspondence with AIG leading up to the D&O policy renewal in November 2007.
Because Hanover understood prospectuses that were to raise more than $400 million from the public were not covered under the terms of the policy, Dawson said he contacted AIG underwriter Vince Barker in October 2007 to discuss the issue.
After a series of emails and phone calls, Dawson said he was satisfied that AIG would provide cover for all prospectuses issued by Hanover, including those raising more than $400 million.
Dawson said he made a file note immediately after one telephone call with Barker that read: "Discussed with Vince, it was always AIG's intention to cover prospectuses issued as this is the main risk for HFL [Hanover Finance Ltd]".
The broker said he amended the terms of the policy to reflect this change in a closing document - which are sent at the end of an insurance deal - and mailed a copy to AIG.
"At no point did AIG or Mr Barker contact me to say that the agreement in respect of prospectus cover was not recorded as in the closing, which specifically recorded that prospectus cover was provided for all non-listed raisings," Dawson said.
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SENIOR (2013): Appeared in 39 games and scored 10 runs for the Broncos ... Went 1-4 with one run and one RBI vs. Northern Colorado on Mar. 1 … went 1-5 with one run and two RBI vs. San Jose State on Mar. 8 … went 1-3 with two runs and one RBI against Michigan State on Mar. 16 ... was 2-5 with 2 runs scored and 2 SB on March 23 vs. Pepperdine ... had a hit, a RBI and a stolen base on April 12 vs. USF ... 1-1 with a RBI and a R on April 30 at UC Davis.
JUNIOR (2012): Collected two hits, 1 2B, 2 RBI, and 1 R vs. Louisiana-Lafayette … went 5-7 with his first HR of the season and 1 BB in a three-game series at Gonzaga … collected two hits at Cal … was a perfect 3-3 with 1 BB and 1 R vs. Saint Mary's ... had 3 RBI at Seattle on a double ... went 2-5 with a run scored vs. SF State ... scored a run at USF ... went 1-4 at BYU ... went 1-4 with 2 RBI vs. LMU.
SOPHOMORE (2011): Started 24 games and appeared in35 total … hit .221 with 7 RBIs … made season debut on Feb. 20 at South Carolina as a pinch-hitter … picked up first hit of season against Albany on Feb. 26 … started his first game of the season on Feb. 27 vs. Albany and scored a run with a walk and a stolen base … started at DH at Cal on Mar. 8 and had a sacrifice bunt … appeared in two games vs. Brown, scoring 2 runs, driving in 2 runs, walking twice and stealing a base … started vs. Cal Poly on Apr. 12 and went 1-3 … went 1-2 with a stolen base at Saint Mary's on Apr. 15 … on Apr. 16 at Saint Mary's, recorded two hits and scored a run … had two sacrifice bunts at Saint Mary's on Apr. 17 … was hit-by-pitch vs. Stanford on Apr. 19 … recorded a hit at San Francisco on Apr. 21 … at San Francisco on Apr. 22, went 2-4 with a run scored and a stolen base … was hit-by-pitch on Apr. 23 at San Francisco … had two hits, two RBI, a run scored, a walk and a stolen base on Apr. 26 vs. Pacific … collected a hit and a walk vs. Gonzaga from Apr. 29 – May 1… had one hit vs. Cal on May 3 … at Pepperdine from May 6-8, had two hits, a walk and a run scored … on May 20 vs. San Diego went 1-3 with two walks and a run scored … was hit-by-pitch and scored a run on May 21 vs. San Diego … had one RBI vs. San Diego on May 22 … went 1-3 on May 27 at Portland … on May 28 at Portland went 2-4 with a run scored … drove in a run on a sacrifice fly on May 29 at Portland.
AS A FRESHMAN IN (2010): Made 30 appearances – 29 coming off the bench as a defensive replacement in the outfield ... made his first and only start and had his first at-bat versus Southern Illinois (3/14) where he had an RBI, stole a base and had four putouts to help the Broncos win 12-11 ... as an outfielder, ended the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … was also 2-for-2 stealing bases and scored six times and drew four walks … did not have a hit in seven official at-bats.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at Palos Verdes High School in Los Angeles ... helped the Sea Kings go 25-5 as a senior and win its second straight Bay League title ... hit .388 in 30 games, as the leadoff hitter ... scored 34 runs and totaled 22 RBI ... posted a .492 on-base percentage, striking out just 13 times ... 2008 and 2009 First Team All-Bay League honoree ... three-years on varsity ... batted .368 as a junior in 2008, hitting 10 doubles and driving in 21 runs ... led Palos Verdes to the 2008 CIF Division II semifinals ... twice named an all-area player ... also played football as an underclassman at Palos Verdes.
PERSONAL: Born September 7, 1990 in Torrance, Calif. ... Son of Matt and Darlene Takahashi ... Majoring in Economics ... has one sister, Stephanie ... enjoys watching football and playing pickup basketball.


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Sheffield Platers in San Diego has been receiving worldwide attention for a series of articles on the economy published by the Associated Press that have run in hundreds of newspapers across the U.S. and internationally.
On Nov. 15 the AP ran a story called "US factory production rises 0.3 percent in October" which featured a photo of Sheffield Platers' President Dale Watkins and several employees. The story appeared in over 100 newspapers and only more than 1,000 websites which carry AP news feeds.
Then on Jan. 30, the AP ran a story called "U.S. Expected To Show Solid Growth For Last Three Months Of 2013," which also featured a photo of workers at Sheffield Platers. The photos were shot during one session in October.
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Six players are currently away from Arsenal on loan. Cameroonian
midfielder Alexandre Song is getting Premiership experience after
joining Charlton Athletic until the end of the
season. Defender Kerrea Gilbert is spending the entire
campaign at Cardiff while Fabrice Muamba and Nicklas Bendtner
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The doctor did a comparism between the two xrays of Sahra's head and deduced that they were not taken in the same year.
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1893: What is generally regarded as America's first film-production studio, Thomas Edison's "Black Maria," opens in West Orange, New Jersey. Black Maria (pronounced "Mah-RYE-uh") was known more formally as the Kinetographic Theater — after the kinetograph, a forerunner of the movie camera. It was built on the grounds of Edison's laboratories. The kinetoscope (a forerunner […]
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Belfast-born film-maker Terry George, whose illustrious list of credits includes writing the Guildford Four drama In the Name of the Father and directing Hotel Rwanda, is back in his hometown but not at home in this forgettable comedy.
The likeable but characterless Fraser plays Joe Maguire, an American of Irish stock who, fleeing an improbably possessive girlfriend, fetches up in Belfast where he is babysitting a relative's antique shop and romancing gorgeous refugee Sophie (DaCosta). Meanwhile, Jimbo (McCann) owes money to local gangster Mad Dog Flynn (O'Hara) who is, also improbably, threatening to steal Jimbo's child because he (Mad Dog) can't impregnate his missus.
Jimbo's unhinged escape plan is a robbery (of a fish shop, on Friday, which you might expect to be a lucrative proposition in Catholic Belfast), but it turns pear-shaped and he ends up barricaded with various bystanders in Joe's shop, to which both police and Mad Dog lay separate siege.
Just when you think it can't get sillier than this, the man from the Ministry of Defence (a nice cameo from Hollander) turns up, jumpy about the international implications.
George makes a decent fist of the story's caper elements but the comedy-thriller is an unforgiving genre and he doesn't really carry it off. The script is cluttered to bursting point with subplots and underdeveloped characters. And the look of the film is drab and dim - though that may have been a problem with the projection at the preview screening at the notoriously variable Rialto in Newmarket. An unmemorable, undemanding and occasionally amusing watch.
Stars: 2.5/5
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Colm Meaney, Martin McCann, Yaya DaCosta, Tom Hollander
Director: Terry George
Running time: 89 mins
Rating: M (violence, offensive language)
Verdict: Disappointing comedy drama
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The Rhode Island House of Repre-sentatives approved same-sex marriage by a 51-19 margin last week — thrilling openly gay Speaker Gordon Fox and a small army of advocates who had been pushing for the legislation for some 16 years.
But the considerable enthusiasm in the House chamber that night was tempered by a sober reflection on the bill's Senate prospects.
Before the lower house even cast its historic vote, the Providence Journal quoted Senator Michael McCaffrey, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in no particular hurry to hold hearings on the matter.
"Sometime in the spring," said McCaffrey, who opposes same-sex nuptials. "Obviously there are more important things to worry about than gay marriage in the state of Rhode Island right now."
And while Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, who is also opposed, offered Fox congratulations after the vote, it was a cool commendation; no fierce urgency of now in the upper house.
Indeed, however powerful the momentum surrounding Rhode Island's most important piece of social legislation in years, the ultimate fate of the bill is uncertain. The Senate leadership has promised an up-or-down vote in the Judiciary Committee, but nothing more. And a Providence Phoenix vote count shows the full chamber is split right down the middle.
This will be a close, contentious fight. Here's who and what to look for:
Rhode Island is the only New England state that hasn't legalized same-sex marriage. And no one has more power over whether the state will join the club than Paiva Weed, a cagey Newport Democrat in the home stretch of her political career.
The Senate president has made her opposition to gay nuptials clear. But she's created what looks like a deliberate ambiguity over the final disposition of the bill. Case in point: her decision to appoint a Judiciary Committee that looks split down the middle on the issue — 5-5.
Insiders speculate that she'll use that ambiguity to extract concessions on other matters from Speaker Fox. Paiva Weed, though, will have to consider questions not just of power politics, but of legacy.
Blatant horse trading could look unseemly, given all the talk of civil rights and religious principles animating the debate.
And in the long run, the Senate president will have to decide whether she wants to be remembered as a principled defender of traditional marriage or a leader who put aside her personal beliefs to allow for the steady march of history.
Gay marriage legislation has to make it through the 10-member Judiciary Committee if it's to land on the floor for a final vote. But parsing out who on the committee is in favor of the legislation and who is opposed is a bit of a mug's game. Surely, observers say, the Senate president has appointed a committee she can bend to her will.
Consider the line-up.
Paiva Weed has put four solid "yes" votes on the panel: Donna Nesselbush, an openly gay Pawtucket Democrat who is the lead sponsor of the Senate bill, Erin Lynch (D-Warwick), Stephen Archambault (D-Smithfield), and Dawson Hodgson (R-North Kingstown). A fifth member, Providence Democrat Paul Jabour, has wavered on gay marriage, but says he'll vote "yes" in committee so the full Senate can decide the matter.
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Twenty years ago after U.S. forces had driven the Iraqi military out of Kuwait and back into Iraq, President George H.W. Bush as Commander in Chief ordered the U.S. military to cease-fire on February 28, 1991. Years later, in his 1998 memoir "A World Transformed," Bush admitted that the reason he chose to order the cease-fire was because he understood that advancing further into Iraq, a country that had not attacked the U.S., and overthrowing its government could easily be seen as an illegal war of aggression and thus warrant a call from the American people for his removal from office by the Constitutional remedy of impeachment. It was the fear of a call for impeachment by the American people that in effect stopped the President from continuing the war.
Since the Presidency of Democrat Bill Clinton during the 1990's, which immediately followed the Presidency of Republican George H.W. Bush, the American people have allowed a practice of the President acting as a "unitary executive" unaccountable to the rule of law in ordering the U.S. military into unprovoked, illegal wars of aggression and occupation.
During the Presidency of Republican George W. Bush, attempts were made to even re-define the office of the Presidency as a "unitary executive" with literally dictatorial powers beyond the rule of law. Now, because the American people have still not spoken up, the current Presidency of Democrat Barack Obama has allowed the President of the United States to order young Americans to war without consulting the American people's representatives in Congress or even having to concoct a lie about the U.S. facing a "justifiable" threat to its national security.
President Obama's ordering of the March 19, 2011, attack on Libya, without even consulting Congress, let alone getting a Declaration of War or other type of Congressional approval for the attack, has led to a good amount of discussion as to how the President could very well be impeached for having unilaterally ordered such an attack. People from both ends of the political spectrum, to include members of Congress, have been quite clear in publicly stating that the President's attack on Libya is not only an impeachable offense, as per Democrat Representative and 2008 Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich from Ohio, but it also makes him accountable for war crimes, as per Republican Representative and 2012 Presidential candidate Ron Paul from Texas.
Notable legal experts and scholars from both the left and the right, including former Democrat U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former Republican Deputy U.S. Attorney General Bruce Fein, and Professor of Law Francis Boyle, have publicly offered their services to assist in carrying out impeachment proceedings against President Obama over his unconstitutional and otherwise illegal war on Libya to any member of Congress willing to step forward and introduce Articles of Impeachment.
Let us not forget that it was the former Constitutional Law Professor and U.S. Senator Barack H. Obama who said himself during a December 20, 2007, interview with the Boston Globe that "The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
The sovereign nation of Libya posed no such threat whatsoever to the United States, and Obama's ordering of more than 120 Cruise Missiles fired into Libya on just the first day of his own March 19 "Shock and Awe" is nothing less than another outright illegal U.S. war of aggression similar to the illegal U.S. war of aggression on Iraq launched eight years to the day prior — minus the land invasion — which is the next step in the process if the American people don't draw the line and call for a stop to it now.
With such a clear-cut case for impeaching President Obama over his war on Libya, along with the legal experts and political figures ready to proceed with a call for impeachment, why has there not been a call from leaders of the national antiwar organizations for impeaching Obama? It is obvious that making such a call now could actually prevent him from going ahead with a land invasion into Libya, and even be enough of a threat to force him to finally end the 10-year U.S. wars and occupations by using his unique ability as Commander in Chief to order a cease-fire.
People involved in national antiwar organizations have told me that the issue of racism is a major factor in their failure to call for impeachment of President Obama for what amounts to the same crimes cited in their former calls for impeachment and present calls for prosecution of President George W. Bush over his war on Iraq. If calling for the impeachment of the first Black American U.S. President for prosecuting illegal wars of aggression is racist, then that first needs to be squared with all the brown-skinned people being killed under his command….


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The Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming has been called "The Saudi Arabia of Coal."
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Marking the Battle of Trafalgar - Monday, 15 October 2012
The Royal Armouries marks Lord Nelson's famous victory at the Battle of Trafalgar next Sunday (October 21) with the firing of a 207-year-old gun, of the kind used on board HMS Victory in 1805.
A uniformed crew of sailors will fire the restored 12-pounder gun at Fort Nelson, near Fareham, at 12 noon and 3pm to mark Trafalgar Day.
Fort Nelson – home to the national collection of artillery – will ring to the sound of the original 1805-dated muzzle-loading, sea service cannon, used commonly on Royal Naval ships at Trafalgar, including HMS Victory.
Fort operations manager Nigel Hosier said, "The crew will wear uniform dating to the period – 1805 – and the gun firings promise to be quite a spectacle."
Horatio, Lord Nelson, has held a special place in local people's hearts for over 200 years – and his monument stands proudly on Portsdown Hill, next to the Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson. The monument was paid for by the men of the fleet who fought at Trafalgar and from prize money.
Nelson masterminded the defeat of the French and Spanish from his ship HMS Victory, now docked at nearby Portsmouth. The battle cost him his life, as he died onboard after being hit by a French sniper's bullet. The victory at Trafalgar meant that Britain was safe from invasion and was the world's strongest naval power for many years.
Museum admission and the gun firings are free.
As well as gun firings, visitors can explore the 19-acre Victorian fort and see the new galleries and visitor centre, including Café 1871. One of the highlights is the Voice of the Guns Gallery – showcasing 14 of the Royal Armouries' most famous exhibits, including two sections of the Iraqi Supergun and the Turkish Bombard, dating to 1464.
For more information and the latest news about the Royal Armouries:
Royal Armouries website
Royal Armouries newsletter
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Find us on Facebook
Notes to editors
- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
- Information Line: 0113 220 1999
- Website: www.royalarmouries.org
- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
To find Fort Nelson, follow the brown Tourist signs from the M27. The Fort is open seven days a week, from 10am to 5pm.
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Cosy Apartment by Montmartre
Size40 m²
Floor No.3
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
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The pleasant living room is furnished with a sofa bed, coffee table and dining table. Use a modern kitchen equipped with cooking utensils and appliances to create tasty meals. Both a comfortable double bed (140x190) and a large wardrobe are placed in the bedroom. A walk-in shower, hair dryer and a heated towel rail can be found in the bathroom.
Reach the picturesque Sacré-Cœur Basilica in just 10 minutes on foot. Take the metro for 15 minutes to reach the stunning Champs-Élysées Avenue. Also a 15 minute metro journey away is the world famous Louvre Museum.
Stroll through the charming surrounding streets to find a wide selection of restaurants, cafes and bars.
House rulesBed linen and towels are provided.
No smoking.
A €300 security deposit is required.
Please note that the building does not have an elevator (and the apartment is located on the 3rd floor).
Copy of Passport to be sent to the reservation.
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Reviews of this property
My family and I had a very pleasant stay in Paris. Our host Satine was very helpful at our arrival and despite the flight was delayed and we arrived late she waited for us and took her time to explain everything. We can strongly recommend this apartment. The apartment is located next to metro station Simplon so it is easy to get around and reach the important spots in Paris. Also the area is a bit outside the tourist area which is great. Here you live where the locals live: a more authentic parisian life!
This apartment is really cute. located in a quiet and lively Parisian district great way connected with the metro and bus. the apartment has no elevator but that was not a problem for us to do our two children one of six and two years. so my opinion is great. Finally thank the hostess that was a really nice person.
We arrived on a sunday at Satines studio and she met us there to explain all about the apartment.
Its a nice simple apartment with all you need for your stay.
The neighbourhood is a loud one...all diferent cultures,so at night was quiet noisy but with the windows shut you dont hear anything.
The apartment is in a old building but totally renovated...the only problem is we could hear the neighbours upstairs walking all the time,draggung furmiture,and that was quite if a deal because at night when we were sleeping,we would wake up with them walking so hard it sounded it was in our house.So take some earplugs just in case.
There are supermarkets close by but not many nice restaurants so word to the wise,google the aerea before you go!
Metro station 2 minutes away so that made it super easy!
Montmartre is 10 minutes away allll the way up.
Very nice apartment near Sacre Coer. It was very clean and the apartment is well equipped. Thank you Satine for your hospitality, you make us feel very comfortable. We would book this apartment again.
Very good experience. The owner is very helpful and nice, makes you feel at home. Apartment small, but clean and comfortable, equipped with everything you need. We arrived in the evening and the owner made us find milk and fresh water! We were with two children aged 10 and 13 and we were all very pleased.
Neighborhood, with 2 comfortable underground and bus. Entered the building with electronic key and security code.
I would go back !!
Very positive experience!
Esperienza molto positiva. La proprietaria è molto disponibile e gentile, fa sentire a casa propria. Appartamento piccolo, ma pulitissimo e accogliente, dotato di tutto il necessario. Siamo arrivati di sera e la proprietaria ci ha fatto trovare latte e acqua fresca! Eravamo con due figli di 10 e 13 anni e siamo rimasti tutti molto soddisfatti.
Quartiere caratteristico, con 2 comode fermate metro e bus. Entrata nel palazzo con chiave elettronica e con codice di sicurezza.
Ci ritornerei!!
Very positive experience!
We just loved the apartment! We found it clean and friendly. Suitable for a couple but also to 4 people. Very close to supermarkets, metro (in the center in 15 min. With line 4 and 12), and places to eat and have breakfast. The owner, Jeshabel, was very kind and helpful! Recommended!
Ci è piaciuto moltissimo l'appartamento! Lo abbiamo trovato pulito ed accogliente. Adatto a una coppia ma anche a 4 persone. Vicinissimo a supermercati, metro (in centro in 15 min. con linea 4 e 12), e posti dove mangiare e fare colazione. La proprietaria, Jeshabel, è stata gentilissima e disponibile! Raccomandato!
We spent with our two children 6 nights in this beautiful apartment in the heart of Montmartre.
The apartment is very clean and has everything you need for a pleasant stay.
Metro and bus station are only 5 minutes away. The convenient metro / bus connection leads quickly to the center of Paris. The Sacré Coeur is on foot to reach in 15 minutes.
The area is very quiet and there are many bakeries, shops and restaurants in the surrounding area
The hostess is very nice and has Jeshabel welcomed us warmly. They spent a lot of time and explained everything to us in detail. Your information about shops and bus / metro connections were very helpful.
We felt at home in your apartment and would like to come back again.
Thanks Jeshabel
Wir verbrachten mit unseren beiden Kindern 6 Nächte in dieser schönen Wohnung im Herzen von Montmartre.
Die Wohnung ist sehr sauber und bietet alles was man braucht für einen angenehmen Aufenthalt.
U-Bahn und Bus Station sind nur 5 Minuten entfernt. Durch die günstige U-Bahn / Bus Anbindung gelangt man schnell ins Zentrum von Paris. Die Basilika Sacré Coeur ist zufuß in 15 Minuten zu erreichen.
Die Gegend ist sehr ruhig und es befinden sich viele Bäckereien, Geschäfte und Restaurants in der näheren Umgebung
Die Gastgeberin Jeshabel ist sehr nett und hat uns herzlich empfangen. Sie hat sich viel Zeit genommen und uns alles ausführlich erklärt. Ihre Informationen über Geschäfte und Bus/U-Bahnverbindungen waren sehr hilfreich.
Wir haben uns in Deiner Wohnung wie Zuhause gefühlt und würden gerne nochmal wiederkommen.
Vielen Dank Jeshabel
There is not much to say, super apartment furnished exactly as described and very clean. The hostess is very friendly and helpful. The location of the apartment is good, everything can be reached in a short time with metro or bus.
Es gibt nicht viel zu sagen, super Wohnung genau so eingerichtet wie beschrieben und sehr sauber. Die Gastgeberin ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die Lage der Wohnung ist gut, alles lässt sich in kurzer Zeit mit Metro oder Bus erreichbar.
Hi Satine,
there were very nice days in Paris and
Your accommodation was much appreciated.
Best Regards
We loved to stay here! It is a very nice little apartment in a very nice neighbourhood , close to both shops, bus station and tube. Jesabel is a lovely hostess, we got lots of information and help from her. We can warmly recommend this and would gladly come back! / Annelie, Manne, Noah and Miranda from Sweden
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The time limits for the British Open have been changed. The new time limits - as well as a full timetable for the main tournament - are now available on the website, at http://www.dur.ac.uk/go.club/britishopen/, where you can also enter.
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