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This important delegation will examine the affects that Israeli occupation has on the Environment of the Palestinian Territories and thus the livelihood of Palestinians. The group will explore the issues of Freedom of Access to water and Sanitation in the West Bank, the impact of the on going occupation on the Eco System in the Jordan valley and the issues of deforestation in relation to Israeli practices and the on going drought that has plagued the Middle East for more than five years now.
The delegation will take place during Palestinian Land Day (March 30th). Land Day marks events in 1976 where Palestinians organized as a national collective in response to Israeli occupation over thousands of dunams of land. Land Day is remembered annually by Palestinians across the world.
The trip will also delve into the relation between the Israeli settlements, and pollution in the West Bank in addition to the free access of building Sanitation networks. Meetings will be had with groups working from the grassroots level, politicians, experts on Water and Environment, as well as Palestinians and Israelis.
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*Please note March 22nd and March 31st are travel days*
- Advocacy Task Force for the Emergency Water, Sanitation/Hygiene in the West Bank and Gaza.
- Observe the Wall confiscating large amounts of Agricultural lands and water resources and visit local farmers who are impacted by this
- Observe illegal settlement expansion and learn about the on going crisis of Settlement Sanitation and sewage water discharged on local Palestinian village lands
- Visit the city of Jericho and learn about the crisis of the falling water levels of the Dead Sea.
- Visit the famous Artas water spring and learn about permaculture projects in the village.
- Visit the south Hebron hills and learn about the environmental crisis in the villages and communities
- B'tselem and learn about their environment reports
- UN Office for Humanitarian Coordination OCHA
- Palestine Water Authority
- Association of Civil Rights in Israel
- Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)
- Meet with Israeli officials to discuss the groups experience
- Visit "green" organizations in Israel to hear about their environmental initiatives
- Please note that there will be no participation in direct actions during this delegation
- Double room accommodations
- 2 meals/day (lunch usually excluded)
- In country transportation
- All program activities
- Honoraria to all host speakers, organizations and communities
- Local English speaking guide/translator
- Reading materials
- International airfare, tips and personal expenses are NOT included
- Single room supplement - $400
We must receive your application and a non-refundable deposit of $400 two months before departure. Payments by Mastercard, Visa and Discover are welcome.
This trip will be as diverse as possible in terms of race, age and life experiences. We strongly urge people of color to apply. In some cases, a limited number of partial scholarships are available for low-income applicants.


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Hi all, I'm new here and need advice!
Two packages of bees from Spell Bee in GA. shipped by UPS Monday June 1, arrived damaged, bees loose in cardboard box, shipped back to Spell Bee.
They re-sent the next Monday the 8th, the packages got to Louisville, Ky same day, stayed there until Friday, arrived today, 8 days later.
ON Thursday while the bees were "stuck" in Louisville for "who knows what reason", Spell Bee said they would send AGAIN today, 3rd time!
So now I still have two packages to arrive this Wednesday, and I picked up the poor bees that were sent 8 days ago. Maybe 1/2 to 2/3 still alive. Have sprayed them with 1/1 sugar water.
So, I do not want to install these bees into my two freshly build top bar hives, would prefer to put the next packages in (assuming they get here ON TIME AND UNDAMAGED)
So, what can I do for these two packages right now?
How can I combine them into one "good hive" right now? It would have to be a cardboard box, I could wire some bars into the top, so that any comb they build could be installed into another top bar hive when I get it built...should I put them into a box with a sheet of newspaper in between so they can get acquainted slowly? Should I put both queens in and let them "fight it out"?
Please let me know what I can do with these two packages...
I don't want to just let them all die!

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1st round- RB, david wilson
i personally dont like the pick. reese had fleener and gleen on board and took a mid 2nd round RB. TE and OL are major needs. i dont get it.
but oh well, onto tomorrow.
what do u think reese and co. go with tomorrw.
id like sanu out of rutgers but dont know if hes there.
fleener and allen will be gone unless we trade up, which i doubt so no TE.
OL is still a big need.


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Set Clear Goals and Track Progress
Where the rubber meets the road is in providing academic instruction that boosts student achievement. SES service providers have met state requirements that include evidence of effectiveness. But how does that translate into instruction tailored to each student's specific needs that will complement and extend classroom instruction and contribute to reaching standards on state assessments?
NCLB regulations give states the responsibility of ensuring that SES services are high quality and effective in raising students' academic achievement. Each state must identify methods of measuring each provider's impact on students' academic learning, and it may enlist the assistance of local districts to collect data and supply input. Many states are just now gearing up to meet this requirement, which will inform decisions about which providers remain on the list. Although states must take the initiative to evaluate providers, they may solicit districts to collect student participation data, feedback from parents, and other information from district contracts with providers. According to the U.S. Department of Education's non-regulatory guidance on SES, "The State may want to request assistance from its LEAs or may want to handle this monitoring [of continued effectiveness by the provider] at the State level."7
Although each state has chief responsibility for ensuring that its SES-eligible students overall receive high quality, effective SES services, the law has embedded certain mechanisms at the local level that are also intended to help ensure the success of SES services for individual students. Most important are its requirements for individual student learning plans, for services to be aligned with state standards and consistent with district curriculum and instruction, and for progress reports. It falls to the district to make sure these elements are in place.
First Steps
Use Detailed and Specific Student Learning Plan Forms
According to NCLB's SES provisions, a district's contract with a provider must require detailed achievement goals for the individual student, a timeline for meeting the goals, a method to measure student improvement, and a schedule for informing parents and teachers about student progress. The provider must develop student goals in concert with parents. To streamline the communication and contracting process, many districts have created a learning plan template as an independent, yet integral, part of their contract with providers; this ensures that learning plans, although tailored to the needs of each student, are also consistent across providers and students in what they address. Districts have discretion over how these plans are formatted and what, if any, additional content will be included, resulting in a range of templates and a variety of data being collected across districts. But by and large, the templates ensure two things: that unique goals are established for each student and that providers indicate the evaluation tools they will use to document student improvement.
In Los Angeles, the student learning plan calls for providers to work with parents to identify achievement goals, services a student will receive based on those goals, and the measurement and assessment tools to be used to track progress. Such tools may include a pre- and post-test, a daily written or oral diagnostic, or other assessment measures determined or developed by the provider. See figure 12 for an example of a student learning plan that has been completed. The goals are generally drawn from the provider's understanding of the state standards that are applicable to each student's needs.
Rochester has created a slightly different Supplemental Education Plan template for providers to use in developing a learning plan for each client. Providers do not simply select a set of mathematics or reading goals from a list of state or district standards. Instead, they select an area of service (e.g., English language arts, mathematics, IEP, 504, or LEP) and then, in consultation with parents, determine the unique skills to target for each student. Providers also indicate how student progress on these skills will be measured and how often parents will receive reports on student achievement as required in the SES provisions.
Share Data and Set Student Goals Aligned with the District's Instructional Program
An important step in developing student learning plans is ensuring that, as required in the law, SES services are consistent with the district's curriculum and instruction and are aligned with the state's academic standards. In approving providers, states must first ensure that a pro-vider's services are "consistent with the instructional program of the LEA [local education agency] and with State academic content and achievement standards."8 This does not mean, however, that there is only one acceptable service approach. Far from it: SES tutoring might amplify and reinforce the student's classroom instruction, giving more practice and perhaps a different explanation or perspective; or, a student might have a weakness in some very specific skill areas and need concentrated practice in those areas. Whichever strategy is pursued, it should be deliberate and informed by a thorough understanding of the standards the student needs to master and by as much diagnostic information as possible, with input from parents and classroom teachers.
To facilitate development of the student learning plan and help ensure that it addresses the student's individual needs, districts may need to seek parent permission to share student data with the SES provider. In addition to sharing assessment data, they may also try to link the provider to the classroom teacher so that the classroom teacher can share additional information-again, with parent permission. Close coordination at this level also helps ensure that SES complements, rather than duplicates or conflicts with, district efforts. Once students are receiving services, districts can encourage continued communication between teachers and SES tutors about student progress. Such efforts are critical in supporting the work both of providers and classroom teachers. Not incidentally, they also help build greater school-level commitment to the SES program.
Figure 12. Los Angeles Unified School District Student Learning Plan (Sample)
In Forsyth, data-driven decision-making is a key component of the district's long-term strategic planning, of schools' day-to-day operations, and of teachers' instructional planning. So, not surprisingly, Forsyth has encouraged its SES provider to contact students' classroom teachers and solicit additional achievement data beyond what the district supplied. The provider developed a Teacher-Tutor Data Collection Sheet (see figure 13) that was used to determine students' initial skill set and to provide feedback to teachers and the district about student progress. After obtaining parent permission, provider staff would contact students' regular classroom teachers and request input on student performance in reading, writing, and mathematics. Tutors also had an opportunity to provide their own input on the same indicators after meeting with and assessing students. This sheet also included the results of the diagnostic test conducted by the provider, who used the data to develop student learning plans and report to the district on students' progress in the program. Teachers also had access to this data to inform their work with students. By creating a feedback loop between teachers and tutors, Forsyth is able to ensure instructional goals are being met.
In several of the districts studied, the state department of education required them to maintain a learning plan for all students at risk of not meeting state grade-level standards. In addition, the districts' own strategic goals called for a learning plan for such students. To avoid piling one learning plan on top of another, the districts are trying to devise their own systems to coordinate the information in all of the learning plans.
San Diego and Rochester are ahead of the curve here because they have chosen to use previously required student progress plans as a base for the SES plan. Under Rochester's Academic Intervention Services (AIS) system, mentioned earlier, instructors are required to monitor and document student progress on state learning standards in an AIS plan. Because the indicators on the AIS progress report are identical to those that need to be measured in a Supplemental Education Plan, the AIS report now serves double duty as the basis of the district's Supplemental Education Plan. In San Diego, the Learning Contract is a key component of the district's Blueprint for Student Success. A Learning Contract must be developed for every student at risk of not meeting grade-level standards in reading or math. Because SES is one of many interventions supporting students at academic risk, San Diego has made students' SES plan a component of their learning contract rather than a separate stand-alone document.
San Diego and Rochester, along with Los Angeles, are also in the process of modifying their student achievement data systems to coordinate each student's learning plan information into a coherent record that will be a meaningful and useful guide to academic intervention.Monitor Attendence
Day-to-day tracking efforts, like reviewing student attendance, can enable districts to get an early handle on the benefit a student receives from SES. A student's attendance record suggests whether he or she is responding to an SES program. Using attendance as a metric encourages providers to maintain communication and positive relationships with parents, ensuring students' consistent participation. It can give an early warning of the need for extra attention.
Figure 13. Forsyth Teacher – Tutor Data Collection Sheet (page 2 of 3)
Los Angeles is one of several districts that track student attendance as a measure of SES program effectiveness. Rather than using separate forms to collect the data, Los Angeles asks that providers include the information as part of the invoice they submit for payment.
Forsyth has also found an efficient way to monitor student attendance in SES: SES tutors report attendance on the Teacher-Tutor Data Collection Sheet. Making attendance reporting a natural part of the work providers do with students-as opposed to requiring a separate report-can make the process easier for both the district and SES providers.
Set up and Use Regular Progress Reports to Parents and Teachers
Providers must be accountable to parents by giving them regular reports on student progress. As required by NCLB, classroom teachers must also receive progress reports to help ensure that "students are improving their academic achievement and that instructional goals are being met."9 Each district in this group has progress reporting in place, with slightly different features and timelines.
To facilitate the billing and reporting components of its provider contract, Los Angeles requires all providers to send progress reports to a student's parents and teachers after every 15 hours of service. Providers can report more frequently if they choose to or if parents request it. But this length of time gives providers a chance to work with students to meet initial goals and gives parents a chance to revise learning goals after talking with teachers or reflecting on student progress.
Forsyth's contract calls for providers to supply parents and teachers with the results of pre- and post-testing, as well as biweekly progress reports (see figure 14). In addition, the district's provider — a one-on-one, in-home tutoring service — boasts that its tutors meet with parents at the end of each tutoring session to discuss the work they did and homework expectations for students. This provider encourages parents to monitor students' work and even to replicate some of the teaching behaviors used by tutors. All of this is intended to make sure students receive the greatest benefit from the SES program.
Going Deeper
Evaluate Student Progress on District Assessments
Many districts are in the midst of strengthening their assessment systems and database capacity so that data on student performance and other measures can be better used to guide decisions. Benchmark assessments throughout the school year, perhaps paced by units in the curriculum, are increasingly common. These assessment tools can be used to judge the contribution of different instructional programs, including SES.
In 2003, Rochester was in conversation with Tungsten Learning-a division of Edison Schools-and Scantron to contract to use their systems, which provide benchmark assessments aligned with state standards. The Tungsten system assesses students monthly, while Scantron would do so every nine weeks. District leadership approved a pilot of both programs at various grade levels in a limited number of schools. Rochester intends to use one of these systems to measure provider impact on student achievement over the next few years. Most providers are already using their own pre- and post-test assessments to evaluate student progress; however, lacking early evaluation data from the state, the district is trying to establish a way to supply parents with objective information that can be compared across providers.
Figure 14. Forsyth Biweekly SES Progress Report
Figure 15. Rochester Parent Survey
Parents are a key source of information to evaluate SES. Some districts have begun surveying parents about their experiences with SES providers. Like student attendance, the degree of parent satisfaction with a provider is an important early indicator of effectiveness. Los Angeles and Toledo use parent comments and evaluations as a means of determining a provider's effectiveness. Parents' satisfaction with the progress their children are making as a result of the services they are receiving is a fundamental indicator of how well providers are serving students' needs.
The staff overseeing Rochester's SES implementation are committed to finding meaningful ways of evaluating both SES providers and district SES implementation. The district conducted a survey of parents whose children received supplemental services during 2002-03. This survey asked parents to rate both the provider and the district's NCLB Office (see figure 15). Staff have discussed reporting the results as part of the letter or brochure to parents of eligible students. At the very least, the district will use parent feedback in reviewing its SES policies and compare results over the duration of SES implementation as part of its evaluation efforts.
Reflect on Implementation and Adjust Efforts Based on Formative Feedback
Evaluating SES is not just about student performance. It's also about districts themselves learning how best to implement the program. Many of the previous sections of this guide highlighted practices that emerged when districts were trying to improve upon initial practice. Ongoing reflection informed by a range of indicators is the hallmark of a learning organization.
In Toledo, for example, when the early mailing to parents failed to generate much response, staff considered this feedback and quickly changed tack. They switched from a largely central office outreach effort to site-based outreach, recruiting parents and teachers at participating schools to make phone calls to other parents of SES-eligible students. The district also conducted outreach during parent-teacher conferences, parent meetings, and other school-based events. This kind of responsiveness resulted in both a higher yield of eligible student participants and a school community more actively engaged around implementing SES.
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Royal Room @ Niki's House of Movies
Size300 m²
Floor No.1
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Pool
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|valley circle blvd, 91367 Woodland Hills, United States
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Here we are listing an available room for a daily stay. There are 3 double bedrooms for booking. One room with 2 beds for up to 4 people, and the others with one bed for 1-2 people.
Guests can lounge in a spacious and well-lit living room, or enjoy playing billiards and table tennis in the family room. Light meals can be prepared in the kitchen.
Mulholland Drive is a 20-minute drive away, whilst the famous Hollywood District is a 25-minute car journey away. Spend a sunny day on either Venice Beach or Malibu Beach, both of which are located a 35-minute drive away.
Well-serviced by public transportation, the surrounding neighborhood is a quiet area offering a variety of shopping areas and tasty restaurants. Live music can be enjoyed in the nearby bars.
House rulesGuests should inform the host their estimated arrival time to the house and contact host one hour prior to arrival.
A breakfast is available for $10.
A cleaning fee of $75 in cash upon arrival for before and after stay.
Guest may request a room cleaning from host for $20 each.
A wire fee of $35 is required.
Utility is free of charge .Soap, shampoo, towels, and blow-dry are provided.
Guests should make sure that the kitchen is cleaned after use.
Only light cooking is allowed. Guests may use the pool table.
Guest may use the laundry to wash and dry clothes, detergent-provided.
Guests should inform the host in advance before any visitors enter the house.
Smoking allowed outside the house in an area designated for smoking. No substance abuse or excessive alcohol consumption and no heavy, spicy cooking.
Guests should leave the bedroom in a clean state.
The host reserves the right to enter guest rooms to clean or perform any scheduled or emergency repairs. The hosts may use the room for film shooting purposes but will inform guests in advance.
Guest will be accommodated to the space area/room that is available, per group size.
There is a WIFI available in the house.
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Reviews of this property
We had a super stay with Niki. She opened her house for me, my newborn baby and my amazing friend Ingunn. Breakfasts were awesome, our talks were so great! We loved the garden/backyard and just the whole eclectic atmosphere. Just fantastic! <3
Nicole is a very caring et friendly host. She takes very good care of her visitors and is quite helpful if needed. We had a well set big room with a view on the pool. Everybody we've met at Nicole's was very friendly and it was interesting to be able to share the house with different people coming from various countries. We really enjoyed our stay there! Thank you Nicole!
My family had a nice time visiting at Nicole's house in San Fernando valley.
The neighborhood is very nice and quiet but it is still close to Ventura freeway to access the LA sights. We also enjoyed the mountain roads to the coastal highway in Santa Monica - at least the Topanga Canyon road is a nice alternative for the crowded freeways. We stayed here for 7 nights and were happy with the breakfasts and Natalie's relaxed company. The swimming pool was nice and well cleaned but of cause the trees and plants drop leaves over time. My kids enjoyed the spring board and learned some new jumps on it. I would consider visiting here again when visiting LA area. Thanks, Natalie and Nicole
It was an excellent accomodation in LA and especially the hosting by Nicole was great. She provided us with a lot of tips to vistit in LA, helped us to plan our routes
through the city and shared her life in LA with us for a while.
The room (for 2 people) was big enough, very nice, clean and has access to the garden. The breakfast was really good. We would be happy to come to Nicols house again one day.
Nikki is a loving and gracious host. With a friendly hug you will be received and made us feel very secure. She knows the best routes and places that are worth seeing and in the evening you can end with your evening with great conversations. You learn the environment around West Hood Hills appreciate and love. Should we again fly to LA, is your home, the first place we would choose. We both hope again to see them again. A nice greeting to LA by Joyce & Ogan.
Nikki ist eine liebevolle und nette Gastgeberin. Mit einer freundlichen Umarmung wird man in Empfang genommen und fühlt sich gleich geborgen. Sie kennt die besten Routen und Plätze, die sehenswürdig sind und Abends kann man mit Ihr den Abend mit tollen Gesprächen ausklingen lassen. Man lernt die Umgebung um Westhood Hills schätzen und lieben. Sollten wir noch einmal nach LA fliegen, ist Ihr Zuhause der erste Ort, den wir wählen würden. Wir beide hoffen, sie nochmal wieder zu sehen. Einen lieben Gruß nach LA von Joyce&Ogan.
Marvallous stay in Nicole House ! Very nice, very clean ! Nicole is a charming woman very atentionnate and precossionous - The area is quiet, near L.A. center. If you want to discover LA in good conditions, it is ideal. The house is spacious - the swimming pool wonderful. So, I conseil to go to Niki's Résidence.
Very wonderful stay in Niki's Residence - Very nice peace, quiet. It is a typiquely américan house and area ... The swimming pool is clean, the water too.
Nicole is a charming and kind woman - She makes a good breakfast and explain how to visit and travel in L.A. and California. To live in Valley Circle permit to join rapidly many strategic points: Santa Barbara, Malibu, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Sunset Bvd, L.A. center etc ... I recommend Niki's Residence.
The stay at Nikis Residence was the best thing we had so far on our trip in the USA. If you are going to visit Los Angeles, I recommend to book her place!
She always helped us to find places and she had always good suggestions for places you have to visit.
All together Niki is a really nice person.
Her 4 pugs are really cute, you can always play with them. They are behaving really well.
If we are visiting L.A. again, we are going to book her place again!!
If you want to share the California life (ptit dej extraordinary ... among others) and make a wonderful human encounter, stop you this adresse.Outre comfort, the little touches, the pool, and ... a unique atmosphere you will meet a very caring hostess who will tell you things you can not miss and full of good adresses.C is a place you'll remember.
Si vous voulez partager la vie californienne (ptit dej extraordinaire...entre autre) et faire une merveilleuse rencontre humaine, arretez-vous à cette adresse.Outre le confort, les petites attentions, la piscine,et...une atmosphère unique, vous rencontrerez une hotesse très attentionnée qui vous indiquera les choses à ne pas rater et pleins de bonnes adresses.C'est un lieu dont vous vous rappellerez.
Nicole hat ein wunderschönes Haus in LA.
Das Haus der Filme erkennt man tatsächlich in einigen Musikvideos und FIlmen wieder. Für USA standart macht Nicole für ein kleinen Aufpreis ein empfehlenswertes Frühstück. Grade diese Unterhaltungen am Frühstückstisch haben wir sehr genossen.
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I gotta admit I dont normally build armor, Im more into Halloween Props, I've been carving foam tombstones and been messing with paper machie over the past year.
By word of mouth, seems TDH is 'the' place to be, so thought I would join up and see what your all building and maybe so something myself.
Love the full size y-wing thread someone did ... shame my garage isnt big enough lol


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Home to the annual Masai Mara/Serengeti Wildebeest Migration, Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve is without doubt one of Africa's classic safari destinations and thus features on most of our top recommended Kenya safari tours. It's also extremely popular the world over which is why we recommend booking your Masai Mara tour or safari well in advance - especially if you want to see the migration.
We'll be happy to recommend Masai Mara travel itineraries that put you at the heart of the migration action but safaris in the Masai Mara also include romantic and intimate escapes where you'll enjoy opulent tented camps set in private concessions. And if you're on a budget, we have affordable scheduled group tours staying at comfortable safari lodges.
We'd also suggest combining a Masai Mara safari with some time in Tanzania's Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater for a huge wildlife experience, and if you'd like a beach break at the end of your trip, why not include Lamu Island or even Zanzibar?
Our selection of top Masai Mara tours and safaris include family-friendly vacations, romantic honeymoons and unforgettable safari and beach adventures. If you don't find what you're looking for, contact one of our experienced Africa Safari Experts and they'll tailor-make you the trip of a lifetime.
Enjoy the advantages of a safari based in private reserves on this extensive Kenyan itinerary - this one is for the serious wildlife enthusiast, so be sure to get your timing right for the migration.
This 8-day fly-in safari is a convenient & time-efficient way of seeing Kenya's top reserves of Amboseli, Meru & the Masai Mara on a short vacation.
Explore the best of East Africa in this 8-night safari of a lifetime, taking in the top game parks of Kenya & Tanzania.
For 8 blissful days in Kenya, you will experience the excitement of Nairobi & the romance of the Masai Mara at Angama Mara, a modern luxury camp.
Not only are the highlights of Kenya and Tanzania on this 2-week itinerary but the accommodation is some of the best in East Africa - enjoy a range of extraordinary camps, many in private reserves.
This 8-day tour take you & your family to Kenya's highlights like Nairobi, Amboseli & the Masai Mara with plenty of included activities.
A romantic East African odyssey taking in the Masai Mara, the teeming herds of the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro & the spice island of Zanzibar.
Experience the ultimate family safari in the Masai Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater combined with luxury & relaxation in a Zanzibar retreat.
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Geography is more than just about maps; it is a rich subject, a descriptive science about the surface of Earth, with its divisions into continents and countries, and their climates, plants, animals, natural resources, mountain ranges, rivers, oceans and seas, etc.
But even as the nation's 2010 geography report card, the National Assessment of Educa-tional Progress, showed only 20 percent to 25 percent of American students to be proficient in geography, it is vital to knowing about and understanding the links between a 21st-century global economy, the environment and the world's many different cultures.
OK, so maybe such grand thoughts would go over the heads of some Cooper Elementary School students in Vacaville.
Still, the nuts and bolts of some geography basics -- among them state locations, the highest point in the 48 contiguous U.S. states, aspects of the Continental Divide -- did not. At least not during a geography bee held Tuesday at the school, the first round of the annual National Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google.
With several hundred students looking on in school's multipurpose room, the bee challenged 10 of the best and brightest fourth- through sixth-graders in a geography knowledge face-off of sorts. After nearly 45 minutes, Alex Topp bested the field with a correct answer about the Florida National Scenic Trail.
The sixth-grader -- whose name, face and haircut might be familiar because of the publicity he received after winning last year's Grace B. Powell Citywide Spelling Bee -- earned a silver dollar-sized bronze medal from the National Geographic Society. The 11-year-old also walked away with a certificate and a complimentary water bottle from the society, as the other nine students did, including runner-up Jordan Holdener, a fellow sixth-grader.
Principal Kelyne Campbell-Townsend kicked off the hourlong event with relatively easy questions about California, from its state capital and its nickname to the site of the Bear Flag Revolt (Sonoma) and the origin of its name (from an imaginary island in the 1510 Spanish novel by Garcia Rodriguez de Montalvo, "Las Sergas de Esplandian").
"California," "Califor-nia," "California" went the replies, as the student audience, sitting cross-legged and attentive, laughed softly at each answer.
Bee organizer Nancy Miller, the school's assistant principal, then quickly launched into the other rounds, with the questions getting slightly more difficult
as the bee continued. "Which state has more people per square mile -- Massachusetts or Nebraska?" "Which
state is the 'Sooner State' -- Oklahoma or Tennessee?"
It was a double-elimination bee, meaning students could miss two questions before having to leave the stage.
By nearly 1:50 p.m., seven students were left seated, then, as quickly as Miller could rattle off a series of questions, there were only two: Holdener and Topp.
They faced a series of questions, mostly about national scenic trails in various states, and Holdener missed two.
Afterward, Topp, a straight-A student, felt "ecstatic," his medal hanging on a yellow ribbon around his neck.
His secret, admitting he had prepared for the bee by studying for several hours, was "knowing my states pretty well," he said, smiling.
With Tuesday's win, Topp advances to the next level of competition, a written exam, which he will take later this month. If he places among the top 100 students in California, he will compete at the state geography bee in April in Sacramento. Should he win in the state capital, he will advance to the national championship, with a first-prize $25,000 college scholarship up for grabs, May 20 to 22 in Washington, D.C.
For 25 years, the National Geographic Society has held annual bees for fourth- through eighth-grade students nationwide, in five U.S. territories and U.S. Defense Department schools overseas.
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4th Annual "Day of Brass"—Saturday, March 23, 2015
Each spring, dozens of brass players from public and private schools, colleges, and the Greater Rochester community come together for a day-long celebration of all things brass. In just four years, the University of Rochester's "Day of Brass" has become the premier FREE educational event for brass musicians in Western New York. A combination of workshops, lectures, demonstrations, and rehearsals complements the final festival performance, which always features a special guest group. Past presenters and participants have included the Excelsior Cornet Band, Thomas Music Inc., the 198th Army Reserve Band Brass Quintet, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's low brass section.
Participants should be accomplished trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, or tuba players who can perform at an intermediate level and are 13 years of age or older. There is no audition or enrollment fee required to participate! Band directors and other adult musicians are certainly welcome.
Potential participants can RSVP, obtain additional details, and request PDF versions of the sheet music by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or calling (585) 273-5157.
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|9 a.m.
|Arrival and warm-ups
|9:30 a.m.
|GENJAM (an interactive genetic algorithm that learns to improvise music)with RIT professor and trumpeter Al Biles!
|10 a.m.
|Festival group rehearsal-- featuring movie music arranged for large brass ensemble
|11:30 a.m.
|Jazz improvisation, even for French horn! with professional hornist and brass historian Jeff Stockham!
|12:30 p.m.
|1:15 p.m.
|Keys to healthy brass playing with Susanne Callan-Harris, a specialist in brass ergonomics!
|2:15 p.m.
|3 p.m.
|Final Concert with Rochester NY's own Prime Time Brass!
The host ensemble for the "Day of Brass" is the UR Brass Choir, a River Campus performing group made up of brass players pursuing diverse majors, including everything from music to mechanical engineering.
What is planned for the "Day of Brass"?
A combination of a festival brass ensemble experience (where participants will join together to play brass arrangements of movie music) and workshops/demonstrations where participants can sit back, relax, and learn something new about brass performance. The "Day of Brass" begins at 9 a.m., and the final concert starts at 3 p.m. and will end between 4 - 4:15 p.m.
Where is it taking place?
At the Alumni and Advancement Center (formerly St. Agnes High School), which is located at 300 E. River Road across Interstate 390 from the UR River Campus. This complex is in the vicinity of the UR Laser Lab and Genesee Valley Park. Directions are available here: http://www.rochester.edu/commencement/RiverRoadAud.html Look for the "Day of Brass" signs!
What are the parking arrangements?
Plenty of free parking is available in the lots behind the Alumni and Advancement Center (enter around the right hand side of the building). Participants can park for free all day, and parents and friends can use the same free lots to park for the final concert at 3 p.m. Once you've parked behind the building, enter through Door A and follow the signs that lead upstairs to the auditorium.
What do I need to bring?
Your instrument, music (that you've printed in advance), a folder to keep your music organized, and a pencil. Optional items to bring include a change of clothes (all black for the concert), a cell phone, a bottle of water to drink, and your lunch (if you don't want free pizza!).
What shouldn't I bring?
Music stands and chairs will be provided, so don't bring those!
Lunch details:
A 45-minute lunch break will occur between 12:30 and 1:15 p.m. Visitors can pack a lunch, drive off campus to eat lunch at a local restaurant, or enjoy complimentary pizza and soda that will be delivered to the Advancement Center.
Concert details:
The final concert at 3 p.m. is completely free and open to the public—friends and family are invited and encouraged to attend and support the participants, and no tickets are required. The first half of the concert will consist of the festival brass ensemble playing music from the silver screen. Then, the Prime Time Brass will play the second half of the concert, and we can sit and enjoy! The final concert should end by 4:15 at the latest. Concert dress is all black. Either bring a change of clothes, or come wearing black. Jackets, sport coats, or dresses are unnecessary—just a black shirt and black pants will do.
Music from Transformers by Steve Jablonsky/arr. S. Morabito
"Skyfall" by Adele, featuring vocalist Jamie Wilson
Is an audition required? What does it cost?
No audition is required; parts will be assigned somewhat randomly based on a balanced instrumentation. The "Day of Brass" is completely free of charge!


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By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger is convinced Arsenal can continue to climb the table.
The manager has guided his side to five wins and a draw in the past month; a run that has put them top of their Champions League group, into the Quarter Finals of the Carling Cup and up to seventh in the Premier League.
Having beaten title contenders Chelsea last Saturday, Arsenal will not play anyone currently above themselves in the table until they visit Manchester City on December 18. And Wenger predicts the top six will falter in that period too.
"If we are capable of maintaining our run we will come back up quickly," he said. "I think we have made a big improvement in recent weeks by bridging the gap and I am personally convinced that the teams ahead of us will drop points.
"If we are capable of maintaining the pace in the League that we have shown recently then we will come back."
The first challenge is West Brom on Saturday and there can be no bigger warning than the game last season when the newly-promoted Midlands side won 3-2.
"It was a big setback on the day," said Wenger. "We didn't turn up. That was a good lesson for us.
"Overall I feel we are in a completely different state of mind now. We have a desire to do well and I am convinced we will."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Apartment is nice and sweet and can fit up to 4 people and consist of:
*bedroom with 1 double bed and 1 mezzanine bed, dinner table, wardrobe,boombox.
* fully equipped kitchen, with cooker, oven, fridge, kettle, toaster, coffeemaker, dishes and so on.
*bathroom with shower unit and toilet
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Also we provide:
*towels and bed linens
*iron and ironing board
*good recommendations where to go and what to see in Prague
*24 hours support during your stay
The Neighborhood
This area is really busy, but the street where building with apartment is situated is quite and noise from the the center will not disturb not at night neither during the day.
Plenty of shops, restaurants are around there, small farm market exactly in the corner, where you can buy fresh fruits and vegetable, also some souvenirs from Prague. And prices are good, we compared:)
Location is truly amazing, close to main attraction. You can reach
*Old Town Square in 2 minutes walk
*Wenceslas square in 5 min walk
*Charles Bridge in 15 min walk
Getting Around
It takes 30 minutes to get to your apartment from airport by taxi. We can organize a transfer from the airport directly to the apartment - the cost of this service is 20 EUR/car for 1-3 people, and 25 EUR/car for 4 people. In this case our driver will meet you in the arrival zone, drive to your apartment and hand you in all needed maps and keys.
Parking is not included in price, but no worries about it, when you will arrive we will explain you all details about parking and show you where you can park your car, for the lowest price. The nearest public parking is located on the Opletalova str. and parking costs 12 eur/day (weekends and nights for free)
Règles de la maison- Please note that smoking is not allowed in the apartment. This is a strict rule.
- Please leave the apartment in the same condition as you found it. All bed linen/tea towels and other textile as well.
- Check-in from 15h00 (we will do our best to prepare your apartment as soon as possible) and check-out until 11h00 (you can leave your luggage in our office afterwards)
- We kindly ask you not to make any noise in the hallways and other common areas in the house after 22h00. There are many old people in the house and we have promised the neighbors to keep the peace and maintain friendly relations.
We love our guests so much that we provide them with a welcome set consisting of tea, coffee, sugar, detergent (dishwasher and washing machine), hair&body 2in1 shampoo, kitchen utensils, towels and bed linen.
- If you stay in our apartment for more than 7 days – we will clean and change towels/linen once a week for free.
- If you break something, please tell us. It happens, life is life :)
Thank you for understanding.
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This place is a good choice if you travel on a budget and you want to live in a nice neighborhood. It has everything you need for a short stay. The tram is five minutes away, so it won't be a problem if you want to go to the city shortly.
Rooms are clean.
One confusion with the vocabulary. In BrE the floor of a building at street level is the ground floor, the one above it is the first floor and the one below it is the basement, or lower ground floor in a public building.The apt. is on the ground floor but the street is quiet, so it was not a problem, just a suprise for us.
The sheets are clean but the bedding smelled funny and had damp-stains, therefore four out of five stars.
Great apartment located in the heart of Prague! Choose this place if you going there!
Nice lejlighed, very closed to the center of Prague and easy to take metro but there are much noise at night.
Near to the center of the city by bus even the bus stop is near.
Shops like Tesco are in front of the building so you can buy food, drinks from 7 AM to 9 PM!
No air conditioning although in the flat there are two boards to adjust it, the owner answered me that in the center of Prague it's not allowed. During our days the flat was at 29ºC all the day so very difficult to be inside.
Mosquitos, a lot. as we couldn't open the terrace due to them and the temperature was very high, it was difficult to pass our days.
Reception in the building, no english spoken.
You have to go to a different office (near the main train station) to take the keys and the information.
Some things were broken (flush in the toilet, some bed clothes).
And the worst thing, there are not courtains to protect against the sun in the morning, so it seems you are sleeping in a terrace. The first day we were awake at 5.45 AM!! The rest of the days we avoid to sleep in the bedroom and we decided to sleep in the salon where the sun didn't shine so strong.
The location of this apartment was great. Within 15 minutes you are in the centre of Prague (by tram). The only thing we weren't that enthusiastic about was the kitchen supplies. There were no kitchen towels or decent equipment to cook with. By this we mean kitchen spoons etc. Though the apartment was clean and Olga & Emil were there to help you when you need them. Prague is a great city and we very much loved our time there.
Very nice apartment, no problem getting the keys although we were a bit late. Perfect for a week's stay. Just one tip: for big groups (more than 4) it would be helpful to have 2 keys. Cheers and thanks a million!!!
Very nice appartment. Good neighbourhood with lots of small shops and restaurants. There were however very few kitchen utensils, though enough to make do. Loved our stay in Praha!
Very nice and clean apartment. Got everything we could ask for. When coming back to Prague in the future we will probably look into renting this apartment again!
Great location,& the office HQ was also very convenient. We had a tram 50m away. Groceries were across the road & a tiki bar next to that. Prague was a great experience on the whole & made easier for having a clean dependable place to stay every night. Thanks Emil for making things comfortable ?
First Emil and Vlad are great. They are very helpful with request and information, and handle issues promptly. The room: On the first floor. The street is loud from time to time. The room has double windows which do quiet things down, however its summer and was to hot to sleep with windows close. I used ear plugs to sleep. Bed mattress is OK for the 4 days I was there. I'm 210 pounds & prefer firm. Room was fairly clean. Cupboards needed dusting. The rug by the bed is dirty. I would have preferred not having the rug at all. the rest of the apartment is a wood type of flooring which is easy to keep clean. Kitchen was functional with 2 eye electric stove which worked fine. The fridge was big enough to store a couple days worth of food. Their is no oven however. Their was enough utility items to cook. Bathroom: Clean, however it appears a little mold is forming in the shower. Nothing to be too concerned about. Water very hot & the 2 shower heads were great. Washing machine in bathroom worked fine. Their is a heated dryer rack also. I recommend one brings a close line if you plan on washing a lot. Their is a store across the street for all basic needs, and a large grocery store with 2 km. I never found the out door trash bins, and the room is only serviced weekly. Parking is reserved for permanent tenants, however I parked right in front and did not get a ticket. Area appears to be safe. Cafe and eateries are very close.
Bottom line for the inexpensive cost its a nice place.
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It has been eight years since the first spectacular Podracing showdown
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The Environmental Science minor offers students the opportunity to achieve scientific literacy in the broad field of environmental science which focuses on the complex interactions of humans and the environment.
The Environmental Science minor fosters a sense of place and a sense of social responsibility informed by an understanding of nature, the history of life and humanity, and the complexities of human-environment interactions. This minor complements a range of majors, from education and business, to psychology, history, creative writing, global studies, and the arts. Building on core classes, you'll choose electives in areas of personal interest. You can explore environmental issues from the perspectives of biology and chemistry, the earth sciences, or health, with many field-based options. You may even focus on marine science with courses offered by the Marine Studies Consortium.
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This course provides an interdisciplinary focus on the interactions between humans and the environment. Topics of consideration include an overview of ecosystems; population growth; species extinction and preservation; air, water, and soil pollution and control; agriculture and world food production; and preservation, conservation, and sustainable resource management. Specific case studies will be considered as well as the view of different cultures toward their physical surroundings.
Topics in geochemistry, crystal structure, and the molecular nature of minerals and ores introduce students to the physical nature of soils and rocks. Plate tectonics and continental drift provide a holistic model of the evolution and dynamic nature of the earth's geology and climate. A survey of planetary geology widens this model to include consideration of other planets. A student project is required. This course meets for four hours weekly in order to integrate laboratory experiences.
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An overflow crowd took advantage of a comfortably cool Florida night to witness the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions and the Florida Mini Sprint Association attack the clay at the historic Ocala Speedway on Friday night, and they saw quite a show from both series. In the end, Danny Lasoski took the honors in Victory Lane for the All Stars, while Todd Carmichael traveled from Mooresville, North Carolina, to claim the Mini Sprint victory.
As early as qualifying it became apparent that Ocala Speedway was going to challenge the racers under a full moon, as the surface began to take rubber in the turns. Terry McCarl bested all qualifiers with a blistering 12.813, while Donny Schatz followed with a 12.863. Tim Kaeding, Paul McMahon, and Jason Meyers, rounded out the top qualifiers, all with times under 13 seconds.
Four heat races followed the qualifing session with Daryn Pittman, Chad Kemenah, Cody Darrah, and Greg Wilson, all earning victories. While those racers found success, notable entries like Tony Stewart Racing's Donny Schatz did not, setting up a competitive B main event for a final shot at making the field. Schatz dominated the B main from the pole, while Tim Kaeding, Paul McMahon, and Jason Meyers, followed to grab the final A main starting positions. Lance Dewease just missed the feature by finishing fifth.
Brad Sweet was the pole sitter for the main event, leading the O'Reilly All Stars to the green flag, but a tangle in turn two at the start would thin the field before a lap was completed. Contact would send Sam Hafertepe Jr. to the pits after a long trip from Sunnyvale, Texas. Donny Schatz lost the front wing off of his car, but continued to race despite handling issues due to reduced front downforce, and Greg Hodnett spun but continued, albeit from the rear of the field.
After a second attempt at a start saw another spin and a caution, things got racy until lap 16 when 17 year old David Gravel spun in turn 2, resulting in a caution. Meanwhile an opening lap pass had put Cale Conley into the leader's role, and he wasted no time in catching the back of the field and lapping cars. Behind him the battle was between Brad Sweet and Dale Blaney for the second spot, as Danny Lasoski crept up to the 6th position.
A now or never situation developed in the waning laps as Conley continued to lead and Brad Sweet wanted to make a pass. As the two charged into turn 3 on the final lap, Sweet went high while Conley attempted to hold him off. There was contact, and Conley's car was launched into a four flip crash that brought out the red flag and set up a green-white-checker dash to the finish. Both drivers were OK after the accident which left Danny Lasoski, who had been in third place, as the race leader.
The final dash to the checkers was won by Lasoski, who collected the $5000 check and enjoyed the party in Victory Lane. Tim Shaffer followed in second place while Dale Blaney finished third. Fred Raymer wound up with the fourth spot while Tim Kaeding rounded out the top five.
The Florida Mini Sprints thrilled the crowd with very competitive racing as an out-of-towner stole the show from the Florida crowd. A crash in the first heat race took out Justin Kolves of Deltona, Florida, as a spinning car in turn 4 left Kolves with nowhere to go. Kolves clipped the car in the turn and flipped, ending his night early.
Jody McKenzie of Orlando led from the pole in the feature race, but Eddie Moss Jr. passed him for the lead as soon as the green flag flew. Todd Carmichael in third was hot on McKenzie's trail in third, as those three dominated the race until Moss developed a problem around lap 15 with a leaking tire. Over the next two laps the tire lost pressure before exploding on lap 17, damaging the race car, and taking Moss out of the race.
Meanwhile Carmichael had slipped past McKenzie as Moss's problems developed, so he was the race leader when the green was displayed again and held on to claim the win. Tim O'Donnell sprinted into the top three in the final laps and took second, while Jessie Teed followed in third place. Brett O' Donnell claimed fourth place behind his father and Teed, and Steve Crabtree of Leesburg, Florida, rounded out the top five.
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For those who are determined to believe that the violence that has been occurring in Toronto over the G8/G20 summit is simply the acts of a few radicals, here's video evidence to the contrary from SDAMatt2.
As SDAMatt2 points out, Sid Ryan's group, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), is marching alongside and encouraging the actions of the Black Bloc, a group of anarchists who have been going around, dressed fully in black, as per anarchists tactics, and committing acts of vandalism. It isn't simply Sid Ryan's group, but also John Clarke's Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) that is supporting these extremists. SDAMatt2 also provides video of Clarke's "support" for the Black Bloc's actions.
Now what is there to be said about this? Well, as Ryan had stated previously, his group would be adhering strictly to peaceful protesting practices. He even stated that they had themselves designated a protest zone where they would protest the G8/G20 summits and push their politics that way. Suffice to say, it was a lie. As the video above demonstrates, they abandoned their designated protest zones to clash with police. Not content with a peaceful demonstration, these groups have purposely sought confrontation with law enforcement in a desperate attempt to have their twisted political beliefs heard. I wonder whether or not Michael Coren will raise this next time Sid Ryan appears on his show. So much for "raising the level of discourse" eh?
While many Canadians are still angry at the amount of money spent on security for the G8/G20 summits, it is easy to see why it was needed. Even with the large security force in place in Toronto, violent protesters and their supporters are starting too many riots for these forces to keep up with. The burning of police cars, the complete destruction of store fronts (Starbucks, a typical liberal "intelligentsia" hangout, being one of the victims) and the other random acts of violence appear to be too much to handle, but that is the point isn't it? While it is a far cry from the acts of al-Qaeda, this is very much domestic terrorism. As Clarke himself points out in the CityTV interview, they intend on terrorizing both the public and private sectors until their political goals are met. This is why a billion dollars in tax payer money was spent, to prevent these radicals from achieving this objective. Force can only be met with force, and while I applaud the security forces in Toronto for their restraint, the actions of these protesters should not be tolerated, but dealt with harshly. Arrest them, charge them, and imprison them. I don't want to see those responsible for these actions released shortly after the summit is over.
Who is responsible? As I stated previously, both CUPE and OCAP have a hand in this, but there are many more people connected to this violence. Various student/political groups on the University of Toronto campus should be investigated for their support of the Black Bloc as well. Early this morning, after getting a tip, Toronto police raided the Koffler Student Centre and the Graduate Students' Union and found various weapons of opportunity. In my opinion, University officials should immediately suspend funding to both groups and allow for a police investigation into their connection with the Black Bloc. It is bad enough that these individuals are being aided by various political groups, but when publicly funded school groups are also providing support, it adds insult to injury. Does anyone else see the irony in public funds being use to help a group which wants to tear down the government? It is dumbfounding.
I will honestly say I have had enough of this. Be it the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City in 2001, or these riots on the streets of Toronto, I am sick and tired of having to allow for this political radicalism. This isn't about the exercising basic freedoms, especially since carrying weapons and committing random acts of vandalism aren't protected rights for any individuals, no matter what side of the political spectrum they happen to be on. This is about not having to tolerate this nonsense, nor having to pay for the security needed to protect against it, let alone the clean up which follows. If these protesters were indeed peaceful as they so often like to claim, why is it that this happens every time they protest? If you want to protest peaceful, than stick to your designated protest zones as you promised you would. The rights of ordinary people and business owners are being pushed aside to accommodate these violent temper tantrums every time they want to push their twisted political message and it has to stop. Those who condone and encourage this behaviour should be publicly criticized, if not arrested and charged, to show the rest of society that this nonsense will no longer be tolerated. This especially applies to those who support, if not openly declare themselves to be anarchists. If you ask me, anarchist organizations should be treated like terrorist groups as they have the same objectives as al-Qaeda and other such organizations; the complete destruction of Western society.
A few random acts of violence? More like a few random acts of peaceful protest amongst a larger and considerably violent mob. As the first video demonstrates, this is the true face of the G8/G20 protests. Disgraceful…
UPDATE: Before anyone comments or corrects me on this, while the event happening in Toronto is the G20 summit (the G8 summit was in Huntsville, Ontario), these protests are in response to both summits. These people are anti-globalization, as well as anti-establishment, and they have been gathering in Toronto for the last week or so. Because of this, I take their actions to be against both summits, not simply the G20.
UPDATE: News reports coming in about the "mistreatment" of protesters by police. While there have been some questionable actions, I doubt it is as bad as it is being portrayed. Conflicting reports are coming in about whether these people were given a warning before they were arrested. Two reporters for the National Post, Brett Gundlock and Colin O'Connor, were detained for refusing to disperse, as well as being "amongst violent people." Seeing how they don't look particularly "professional" (they both look like soccer hooligans), it is easy to see how they could be mistaken for protesters and arrested, especially if they wouldn't leave the area. In any event, unless these reporters have permission to be there, they shouldn't be there. Same goes with the rest of these "innocent and peaceful protesters" who have been arrested (I doubt they were peaceful with some of them carrying hatchets, nail guns and body armour, among other things). After the riots yesterday, unless these people were looking for trouble, they shouldn't be anywhere near the police, let alone out in the streets of Toronto.
As for these stories about protesters not getting the best treatment while detained, I couldn't care less. Why should I? Once again, we have seen the videos of these rioters destroying store fronts, pictures of them attacking police, etc so why should anyone care how they are treated in custody? Let's not forget that this is Canada, and our treatment of detainees is pretty good even in the worst of circumstances. Holding cells were crowded? Considering how many people were arrested, why wouldn't they be? We are also hearing conflicting reports about whether or not they were given food, but seeing how many of those being released have have said they were given sandwiches to eat and water to drink, it is obvious that many of these individuals are trying to pass themselves off as "martyrs". "Victims" who were just yesterday victimizing store owners and innocent Torontonians trying to get home after being let go early from work.
Michael Coren weighed in on this in his usual "moderate" way, saying that "the police are now acting with too much violence and towards innocent people." Considering the various videos and pictures depicting the exact opposite, I wonder whether this isn't simply another knee jerk reaction from someone who not only hasn't been paying attention to the events, but is oblivious to even the most basic facts. Here's the quote that sums this entire nonsensical post up.
There are thousands of them there and they have enough time and resources to do this job properly. But these are the same cops who obsess about small issues, arrest storekeepers protecting their own property, try to arrest soccer fans who are loud rather than violent and generally haven't grown with the city and changed accordingly.
So the police are not only incompetent but abusive? Enough time and resources to do the job properly? Excuse me, but when even Mayor David Miller, a man known for his left-leaning views, is defending the actions of these officers, it should demonstrate just how wrong Coren is on this. These weren't "a few middle-class morons" Michael, the Black Bloc is a large and organized group of relatively experienced agitators. If the arrests at the University of Toronto prove anything, it is that these anarchists have far more support then the usual violent twits. Aside from writing an offensive post, what do you do about this kind of nonsense? You legitimize it by inviting people like Sid Ryan on your show. Ask Ryan next time he in on about CUPE members marching with the Black Bloc. He lied to you about wanting a peaceful protest, so why not confront him on it? Prove to me you have the character to do at least that.
While the security forces haven't been perfect, let's not pretend that they are the villains in this ongoing drama. They are doing all they can to prevent further property damage and break up further riots, riots which were started by these so-called "peaceful protesters". These hooligans are definitely not the "victims" many in the media would like us to believe they are. Downright disgraceful…
UPDATE: For you viewing pleasure, the G20 debate from 'The Michael Coren Show', courtesy of SDAMatt2.
Suffice to say, Coren himself comes off looking like a twit. StrictlyRight.com's Andrew Lawton doesn't appear particularly informed either, floating conspiracy theories about how the police let four vehicles get torched (this was upsetting because I actually like the guy). Think horse, not zebra! Obviously police left the car there as a sign of there presence in the area, not as a "clever trap" to catch protesters. I am actually surprised to see Tarek Fatah coming out of this looking like the voice of reason. While I don't agree with him most of the time, he definitely knew the facts while the other panelists didn't. It would have been nice if Coren let him finish his points instead of interrupting him with "moderate" dribble. Pathetic…
UPDATE: Finally there is some coverage from the other side of the border. Hot Air's Allahpundit has a post up, and while I don't agree with either his or Mark Steyn's conclusions, I recommend my modest readership at least give the videos he has posted a look.
UPDATE: New video from 'The Michael Coren Show', courtesy of SDAMatt2.
Coren appears far more moderate in these videos, especially now having the facts on the incident. Even with all that was said, I still have a hard time blaming Police Chief Bill Blair for this. Violence was perpetrated by the rioters, and ONLY the rioters, and while the police definitely should have done more on Saturday, considering the end results (vandalism was fairly limited compared to other such incidents in the past, and no one was seriously injured or killed), I don't see this as anywhere near a complete failure by law enforcement. Also, while innocent bystanders were arrested, let's not pretend that most, if not all people (as some would like to believe) detained were "in the wrong place at the wrong time". I still believe that the majority of people who were arrested on Sunday, considering the events Saturday, were out looking for trouble. Coren himself now even admits that many of these "accredited" reporters were not the innocent bystanders they claim to be.
If logic and common sense can't prevail against this nonsensical narrative push by many in the media, than we have a problem. Mind-boggling…
UPDATE: There is no better way to end a story than wrapping it up with a poll taken by Angus Reid on public reaction to the events at the G20 summit. As Kelly McParland from the National Post reports, the news is definitely not good for the protesters.
Respondents were asked about their feelings about the demonstrations that took place in Toronto during the G20 summit. Two-thirds of Canadians (69%) are disgusted, 59% are ashamed, 57% are angry, and 54% are sad. In Toronto, the proportion of respondents who reported negative feelings was higher (Disgust 81%, Anger 74%, Sadness 65%, Shame 61%).
Left out by this story, public opinion as to police actions taken during the G20 summit. Across Canada, 66% of those polled believed that actions taken by law enforcement were at least moderately justified, with 41% believing they were completely justified. Even with all this media spin, the overwhelming majority of the public still viewed the police in the right, and the protesters/rioters in the wrong. Refreshing…


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City apartment centrally located
Size40 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Elevator in building
- Lockable room
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- Baby cot
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The 40sqm apartment is located on the first floor of a well-kept Viennese building. The windows are turned towards the courtyard so it's very quiet and peaceful – you hear no traffic noise at all. It has been recently renovated with modern and new furniture. There is a living / sleeping room, where you find a large comfortable double bed as well as a dining area for 3 people. In the second room there is a nice couch, which provides space for an additional guest. The kitchen is fully equipped with all appliances including coffee machine, toaster, flat screen with cable TV, WLAN internet, bed sheets and towels.
In 3 minutes you can reach the subway station "Kardinal Nagl Platz" from where it takes only 4 stops to get directly to the Stephansplatz, which is in the center of the city. The airport shuttle is only two stops away.
From the apartment within walking distance (2-3 minutes) there are supermarkets, pharmacy, bank, post office, bakery and some nice restaurants. In about 10-12 minutes' walk you reach the Landstraßer Hauptstraße, a shopping street with a lot of cafes and restaurants and a nice market.
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Reviews of this property
We have just arrived back home from our holiday in Vienna. We stayed in this lovely appartment and we felt just like being at home.
The appartment is very well located (near metro station, direct conection to Stephanplatz and very convenient parking place), safe neighbourhood, grocery stores, restaurants in close vicinity.
Everything was spotless clean, we had everything we might need for a nice stay - from towels and napkins to coffee, selection of tea and fresh fruits.
Brigitte was so nice, a great host!
I definitely recommend this appartment and we will book it again when travelling to Vienna.
This is just a great apartment. Brigitte is a great host, as well. There were chocolates and there was fruit, there were maps and tips for tourists. The apartment itself is pretty new, and everything is available, and everything works. Thanks, Brigitte!
An excellent apartment, a spacious room and all the living facilities you would need. It's very easy to walk from the station to the apartment. I approve!
Thank you Brigitte!
The apartment is exactly correspond to the advertisement. It's very tidy, clean and well equipped! It's close the U-bahn station, which can bring us everywhere in the city. At the same time, it's located in a very quiet area. Moreover, the price is just perfect compared to what Brigitte offers us!
I would highly recommend this apartment to anyone travelling to Vienna!
The apartment is modern, spacious and very well located, close to bus (also night bus) and metro stop. Brigitte is a very kind host, providing to all our needings (fruit, coffe, tee..). Higly recommended!
The apartment was really great!
Everything was fine and very clean!
When we arrived there was also coffee and fruit and other things fore us!
It is also very close by everything!
In 10 minutes you arrived in the centrum by metro!
Whe really enjoy our trip in Vienna!
In 1 word the city and the apartment: GREAT!!!
Excellent! rooms were very clean and cozy. A set of Cookware was well prepared.it was Easy to get there from airport and main places. We had even fresh welcome fruits.We got refreshed and it was very comfortable. If I have a chance to visit Vienna again, I'll definitely stay there.
Brigitte's apartment is delightful, well appointed, and comfortable. The U-Bahn is less than 5 minutes' walk away (as are two supermarkets and a bakery). Although we didn't need to self-cater, everything was in place should we have wished to, and Brigitte also left us a massive bowl of fruit - and two Mozartkugeln! I would definitely come again if I needed somewhere to stay in Wien. Brigitte was also extremely helpful with advice and information, e.g. what would be the best public transport ticket to buy for the time.
Very nice hostess, extremely flexiebel at check-in and check-out times. Apartment is new and very nicely decorated, very Close to the center, was ideal for us. Thanks also for the fresh fruit basket as a welcome.
In a word: SUPER!
Sehr nette Gastgeberin, extrem flexiebel bei check-in und check-out Zeiten. Wohnung ist neu und sehr schön eingerichtet, sehr Zentrumsnah, war einfach ideal für uns. Danke auch für den frischen Früchtekorb zur Begrüssung.
In einem Wort: SUPER!!!
Beautiful, very well maintained apartment. Good central location, with the U3 one is fast on Stephansplatz. Hostess is very nice and friendly.
Schönes, sehr gut gepflegtes Appartement. Gute zentrale Lage, mit der U3 ist man schnell am Stephansplatz. Gastgeberin ist sehr nett und freundlich.
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