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The Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship is available to the spouses of Uniformed Services members who are enrolled in a post- secondary, graduate, vocational, or technical school. GED, ESL, and online students are also eligible to apply.
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Amanda Seyfried stars in this intense thriller about a desperate young woman who, after being ignored by the police, is forced to go on the hunt alone for a maniacal serial killer whom she believes has kidnapped her younger sister.
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I love the old fashion quilts too with white everywhere. I buy whites like others buy colors. I do use bright, pastels etc with the whites, but there has to be white in the background. I have many vintage quilts with white backgrounds and I receive so many compliments for them even though I did not make them.


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The chief executive's habit of avoiding the slide deck and moving straight to a chat drove his accompanying bankers crazy. To be fair, it was not the approach private equity vendors TPG and The Carlyle Group preferred either. But the funds would have known what to expect. TPG's co-head of Asia
In 2003, when Cooke was leading a management buy-out of Mayne Health's hospitals, which would be renamed Affinity Health, the backers were Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and private equity fund
Cooke's style has not changed, but this time around, the stakes were much bigger. From early on in the float process, Gray, along with Carlyle's local boss Simon Moore, were keen to run a cornerstone process whereby big investors lock in support early on. The success of such a strategy is often down to the power of the vendor's executives, who meet potential backers many times to bed down the relationship.
Charm would not be enough. TPG and Carlyle needed Cooke and his band of bankers to get fund managers comfortable enough with the business to sign cheques of up to $200 million before the float pricing was locked in.
Cooke and his chief financial officer
In February, Macquarie and
Project Daisy
The cornerstone process had been used by IHH and TPG had a new recruit in Asia to lean on for ideas.
The banks gave the Healthscope sale the code name, Project Daisy, in honour of Carlton AFL player Dale 'Daisy' Thomas. TPG's Gray is a big Carlton fan, as is Cooke, and the code name followed on from Project Gibbs – the original deal to privatise Healthscope for $2.7 billion in 2010, named after Bryce Gibbs. Limousine drivers and hotel receptionists may have been forgiven for being surprised at the men rocking up for bookings under the name of Daisy. Following the initial November-December roadshow, management and the bankers visited potential cornerstones again in February and May.
Initially investors were hesitant to show interest given a raft of uncertainties. TPG and Carlyle were running a multi-track sale process that potentially opened up Healthscope to a trade sale, or a spin off of the group's property assets. In the early roadshows the lack of a firm timetable also dampened some fund managers' enthusiasm.
The process (which ended up netting about $800 million) was in full-swing ahead of the June 30 lodgement of Healthscope's prospectus, with commitments sought across the range of $1.79 to $2.29 a share. A last, longer roadshow encompassing a larger group of managers took place in early July. The trips followed a well-worn path through the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the United States. Each day would call for up to six meetings and a daily lunch on the final trip. The group spent 250 hours in planes.
It was a similar story to TPG and Carlyle's initial purchase of the group. Gray and Cooke first discussed the opportunity back in 2008, when Cooke was running
They became aware of the similar interest in 2009 when they had separate runs at rail group Asciano and agreed to wait until Healthscope's share price wobbled, which it did in 2010, before they pounced together.
Capital market bankers heavily involved
Cooke and Sammells now had a good story about the growth from improving Healthscope's "tier one" hospitals such as Knox Private in Melbourne and Norwest in Sydney. A couple of potential investors even popped out to Australia to visit the facilities. Cooke leaned heavily on Sammells' technical skills.
Capital markets bankers were also heavily involved through the year led by Macquarie co-heads
Brokers were pushing fund managers hard in the third week of July. Some were, however, not happy about having to lodge an informal bid for stock ahead of binding one.
Some 70 funds bid for stock, and the offer ended up being well over subscribed. The bookbuild was brought forward to Tuesday July 22 and closed on the Thursday. TPG and Carlyle retained a combined 38 per cent stake.The managers and vendors opted for a $2.10 issue price, as the secondary market performance was top of mind. Drinks after the bookbuild were held at Melbourne's Stokehouse.
Cooke chose to bypass a listing ceremony on July 27, perhaps a good decision as the stock got off to a wobbly start but finished its first session up. Investors supporting the story helped to revive Healthscope's shares which finished the week 7 per cent higher at $2.24.
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The biggest and brightest full moon of the year will arrive Saturday night it passes closer to Earth than usual.
The event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. The moon will be about 221,802 miles from Earth. That's about 15,300 miles closer than average.
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Open Forum: Thanks to the Pequot Lakes community
I'd like to express my sincere thanks to every single one of the 1,352 people who voted in favor of the Pequot Lakes School District's capital bond referendum on Feb. 8! Every single one of you has made a difference in the lives of thousands of children.
Our children are our greatest treasures, and they need us to make choices for them that will be in their best interest to provide them with the brightest future possible. This capital bond referendum will provide them with better school facilities which will help to provide them with a better education that will impact them throughout their entire lives.
The strength of the school district is directly correlated with the strength of our community, and our community has pulled together to support our schools and help build our community.
I'm so very happy to live in a community that values children and their education!
Thank you!
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Leave Huck Finn alone
I read the other day where some man out east is, rewriting, "The Adventures Of Huck Finn" by Mark Twain. His argument seems to be with the use of the derogatory N word when talking about slaves in the book. I want to state that neither I, nor anyone else with a sense of decency, uses that word anymore. But it was used commonplace in Mark Twain's day.
This got me to thinking, because it seems, at least in my mind as a writer, that no person has the right to rewrite Mark Twain's words anymore than you would rewrite Shakespeare's words. This fever of political correctness in our society today is run amok and is so hypocritical and is being done by people to only draw self-righteous attention to themselves. How can you strike that word from Twain's writings and yet allow all of the smut and indecent things that are published in magazines and books today? If you ask them people will say, "That is my right under the first amendment." Well it was Mark Twain's right too and he lived and wrote under those same guidelines, in a far different world and time.
There is and always has been a lot of permissiveness in writing in this nation. It's part of our Constitution and our way of life. On the other hand you have the right to not read the book or not listen to the radio or television, if you disagree with the contents. You don't have the right to change someone else's words. To this man rewriting this book I would say, "Write your own book and leave Twain's alone."
Mike Holst
Lower the males' salaries
Current talk to restrict the salaries of female public service employees to market availability was one of today's topics at our morning "Old Boy's Coffee Gathering." The seven or eight of us came to the following conclusion.
"Why not lower male public service employees to the same rate female public employees now receive; and save money for the state while equalizing the pay scale across the board?"
Floyd Griffith
An unfair election
In your Feb. 11 Our Opinion piece, you wondered why the vote to pass the referendum was different, than the vote to turn down the bond issue in June of last year? I think it was because the school board knew that a large percentage of their residents, left for warmer climates in the winter months. Snowbirds. I think it is very unfair of a school district to hold an election in winter months, so that all of the voters have a say in issue.
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I have wander lust...
A rapist doesn't have to be a stranger to be legitimate. Someone you never saw. A man with obvious problems. But if you been public with him, danced one dance, kissed him goodbye lightly with a closed mouth, pressing charges will be as hard as keeping your legs closed while five fools try and run a train on you. These men friends of ours, who smile nicely, take you out to dinner, then lock the door behind you...
She doesn't know the sound of her own voice, her infinite beauty. She's half-note scattered without rhythm, no tune. Sing her sighs... Sing the song of her possibilities. Sing a righteous gospel. Let her be born.
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Let someone love you just as you are. As flawed has you might be, as unattractive as you might feel, as unaccomplished as you might think you are; let someone love you just as you are. And let that someone be you.
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How wonderful it would be if we
could meet in our dreams.
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The 1962-63 men's basketball team included, front row, from left, head coach C. M. Newton, Jack Lucas '63, Leo Burkey '65, Leslie "Sonny" Voyles '63, Virgil Jenkins '64, Jay Barton '64, Gary Mount '65, assistant coach Lee Rose '58; back row, Charles "Stumpy" Shipley '65, Charlie Moore '63, Denny Williamson '63, David Jones '65, Bob Ecroyd '65, David Yewell '64, Lynn Stewart '64, and manager George Mandigo '65.
50 years ago: a historic season for Transylvania basketball
Fifty years ago, the Transylvania men's basketball team accomplished three things it had never done since basketball began at the university in 1903—the Pioneers played in a national postseason tournament, completed a 20-win season, and produced an All-American player.
The 1962-63 team went 20-9 after finishing as runners-up in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament, winning the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District 24 playoff, and advancing to the NAIA national tournament in Kansas City. Senior guard Leslie "Sonny" Voyles '63 was an honorable mention NAIA All-American.
The Pioneers defeated one of the NAIA tournament's top seeds, Winston-Salem State Teacher's College, 64-60 in a first-round game, then lost to Lewis & Clark College 88-80 in the second round.
It was an exciting season for the 13 players, two coaches, and team manager who went along for the ride.
"That was a very good basketball team that overachieved in some ways," said C. M. Newton, head coach at the time. "It was a tremendous experience for us to fly out to Kansas City and stay in the Muehlebach Hotel. I thought that after we beat Winston-Salem, which was the No. 1 or 2 seed, that we might make a run in the thing."
The team was only 6-5 at mid-season, but went on a 10-game win streak to improve to 16-5. Two regular season losses were to arch rival Georgetown College, but the Pioneers defeated the Tigers in the postseason when it counted most, by 90-75 in the semifinals of the KIAC tournament and 78-74 in the NAIA District 24 playoff.
"The road to Kansas City always ran through Georgetown in those days," said assistant coach Lee Rose '58. "We had some very good teams before that season, but just couldn't get past Georgetown in the postseason. That year, it all came together for us."
Rose remembers the team as being solid at all positions and a very good defensive team.
"Jack Lucas ('63) was an outstanding defensive guard, and Sonny Voyles was a great offensive guard, so they made a good combination. We had depth at the forward and center positions."
Lucas recalls a defensive strategy that helped Transylvania defeat Winston-Salem.
"I set up and took the charge on this real good player, and we had three fouls on him by halftime," he said. "That set the tone for us winning that game. We always played good defense."
Voyles remembers how much experience the players had going into that season.
"We were a veteran team in many ways," he said. "We started three seniors, and we had played a lot as sophomores and juniors."
David Yewell '64 played center and recalls the good chemistry of the team, including players and coaches.
"We had a really good team unity, and we had great respect for Coach Newton and Coach Rose, and (athletics director) Harry Stephenson ('46)," he said. "They were all like parents to us, and we didn't want to let them down. We just decided we were not going to lose."
The team was noteworthy for having two coaches who both went on to achieve national and international fame in basketball, Newton primarily through major college basketball and the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Rose with major college teams and the National Basketball Association.
"We were very fortunate to have both of those coaches early in their careers," Yewell said. "They provided great leadership for us, and that helped make us very proud to be at Transylvania."
Rose said that this team benefited from the aggressive recruiting that began a few years earlier and from Newton's coaching acumen.
"When you go back and look at that era, you have to reflect on the importance of C. M. Newton in the overall picture," he said. "For us at Transylvania at that time, to get a former University of Kentucky player who had played under Coach Adolph Rupp and had experienced national championships was a great coup."
Beyond the scoreboard, Newton's best memory of the accomplishments of the 1962-63 team has to do with the role of athletics in a small, selective liberal arts college.
"Everybody had said to me, 'You can't do this at Transylvania. You can't get to the national level with all of the academic requirements at a top school like Transylvania.' I listened to that 'til I was blue in the face. I've never believed you couldn't have good athletics and good academics too. That year was very important to me because it was our way of saying, 'Hey, you can have both.'"
Since that record-setting season, the Pioneers have played in national postseason tournaments 30 times, recorded 20-win seasons on 26 occasions, and produced 18 All-American players. But the 1962-63 Pioneers will always have the satisfaction of knowing that they did all of that for the first time in school history.
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A Question For Colorado State Senator Lucia Guzman
Dear Senator Guzman,
A recent piece in the Denver Post quotes you as supporting Colorado House Bill 1224, which recently passed out of the House of Representatives and which says, in part, that it is okay to manufacture magazines that hold more than 15 bullets in Colorado and sell them out of state, but not here in Colorado. In other words, a magazine that holds more then 15 bullets is bad (and soon to be criminal) when purchased and owned by a Coloradan, but okay when manufactured in Colorado but purchased and owned by someone outside the borders of our state. As one of your constituents, I am curious how you reconcile that glaring inconsistency to the point you are willing to see the bill made into law?
Mike Krause
Constituent, Colorado Senate District 34


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On Sunday in Tokyo Manchester United won FIFA's Club World Championship despite the fact - according to their manager Sir Alex Ferguson - their players were so jet-lagged none of them got more than a couple of hours continuous shut eye. One thing is for sure, as they pored over the newspapers on their return home, Ferguson's squad would not have lost any sleep.
As a cure for travellers' blues the news that none of their title rivals had managed to make use of United's absence to win a few matches could not be beaten. This is what they discovered as they returned home: Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea couldn't find a victory between them. Instead of being cut adrift by their enforced involvement in Sepp Blatter's monumental folly, they can scan a table which looks distinctly more favourable just as January - always Ferguson's favourite month - comes ever closer. And why is January Ferguson's favourite month? Because traditionally that's when his teams make their surge for the title.
Sure United are seven points behind Liverpool with two games in hand and we all know points on the board are reality whereas games in hand just potential. Plus United - should they overcome Derby in the Carling Cup semi final - will have another game postponed to add to their backlog. Yet the manner in which, even as United have under-performed this season, no-one else has got their act together with sufficient dispatch to take advantage, makes things look ominous for anyone who is not of a red persuasion.
With the honourable exception, that is, of Aston Villa.
The general notion is that Villa do not have the equipment seriously to challenge for a top four place, never mind the title. And - as the performance of their second string in the UEFA Cup last week demonstrated - it is probably true that a couple of unfortunate injuries to the likes of Ashley Young or Gareth Barry would quickly reveal the thinness of their resources.
But they do have one thing that appears to be beyond any of Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal or even for that matter United just now: they are in form. Corralled by a brilliant man-manager, the Villa players currently believe in themselves, believe that they are good enough to sustain a run, believe that they can break into the cosy cartel of Champions League clubs. Quick, coherent and focussed they do not have the look of a team that will be easy to shift from their current position. They look as if they could be here to stay come May.
So how will the division sort itself out? This is the most unpredictable Premier League in years. At the bottom things are so competitive that a team can be in crisis one week, pushing for Europe a couple of wins later. As Paul Ince and Roy Keane have discovered, careers can be set back years by an unlucky bounce or an injudicious back pass. As Joe Kinnear, Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp have discovered, reputations can be restored by engineering a single victory.
Right now, apart from West Bromwich Albion, no team looks to have settled into the bottom three in the manner of past competitions. And even the Baggies have given themselves the scent of escape now that they have earned three points against the side being dubbed in the red half of Manchester the Richest Club In The Championship.
Such is the way things are going, it is possible that a side which has never appeared in the bottom three might find itself in the relegation zone come shake down. Anyone who predicts the identity of the three heading to the Championship come May is on a hiding to nothing. But that shouldn't necessarily stop us, so I'll go for West Brom, Stoke and - if they lose Emile Heskey in the transfer window - Wigan.
As for the title race, it is no more certain. It seems likely that Arsenal are out of it. Pretty as they can be, too many injuries, not enough leadership and a Patrick Vieira-sized hole in midfield is not the stuff of champions. So that leaves United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Villa bidding for the title. And for want of any better predictive tool than what has happened in the past, I'll go for them in that order, United winning it in dramatic style, perhaps by goal difference, on the final day of the most exciting season in a generation.
Unfortunately I won't be around on this site to either gloat if I got it right or enjoy the reminders if I got it wrong. This is my last column here. If you have been, thanks for reading. It's been fun.
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Slumber of Jezebel HTML version
The Slumber of Jezebel
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Jezeb el set out to destroy all messengers of the Lord, she destroyed prophets wherever she could find them, and
raised up instead her own prophetic messengers. They b rought a message which they called prophecy, b ut it was
actually speaking words that were demonically empowered and seduced the nation. The nation came under it,
literally fell asleep spiritually. In the Old and New Testament, the same spirit power, the sa me kind of operation, to
lead people astray, so they don't walk in the destiny that God had for them.
The Slumber of Jezebel
Slumber of Jezebel (1 of 3) The Bible's very clear, that there is an invisible spirit world, in which s piritual powers
operate (Eph 6:12). The nation of Israel got into an alliance with another nation, the Sidonians, by marriage. He
married this woman Jezebel, and immediately opened his life to the influence of the spirit power behind her. Her
father was a priest of Baal, and so she introduced the worship of Baal and Ashtaroth.
Spiritual Slumber (2 of 3) Church in the west, on the most, is in a state of spiritual slumber, unaware of the powers at
work in the nation to destroy the legacy that's been built over years. God's speaking to us to wake up out of that
spiritual slumber. Jezebel was a woman in the Old Testament, also a woman in the New Testament, but I want to get
your eyes off 'woman'. I want you to get your e yes on 'spiritu al power, entering and oppressing a nation'.
Recognising & Withstanding Jezebel's attack (3 of 3) This spiritual attack seeks to: shut down the prophetic flow; and
remove any Godly authority out of their position. You become fea rful, isolate, or lose perspective. God just got Elijah
to have a good long sleep and rest, gave him a bit of food, took him into a place of relationship and connection,
started to put anointing back into him, re-fired him and commissioned him. Elijah was a loner, and God got him out of
being a loner, made him connect and actually get into a team flow.
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Machu Picchu is a historical site and tourist attraction located in Peru.
The Simpson family visit the site looking for Bart after he attaches a tracking device from his cell phone to a bird and the bird flies to Machu Picchu. When they return home, Maggie is accidentally left behind in Machu Picchu and ends up being worshipped as a goddess.
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Posted by Tony Costa on the Customer Experience Professionals Blog on January 23, 2013
GPS-enabled smartphones have made location the cornerstone of the mobile experience. Location powers popular smartphone apps such as Foursquare, shopkick, and Yelp; overall, navigation and mapping apps are the third-most-used category of smartphone apps, ranking higher than gaming, news, and shopping. Yet, as important as location is, its dependence on satellite-based positioning systems prevents it from playing a significant role indoors -- where we spend up to 90% of our lives.
As I discuss in my new report, Next In Tech: Indoor Positioning, indoor positioning technologies are rapidly changing this situation by enabling users, venue owners, and app developers to determine a person's (or object's) position inside buildings. The impact of this change will be profound:
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"HERE" is the name of Nokia's new brand.
Unlike Ovi a couple of years ago, this brand will speak for itself. This is all about interaction with places around you, about context. Thanks to a best-of-breed product experience, Nokia is well positioned to deliver the most differentiated location experience.
During "Mapplegate" at the launch of iOS 6, my colleague Ted Schadler explained why it was a strategic imperative for Apple to do its own maps. However, at that time, most consumers and observers were comparing only Apple and Google Maps. The harsh reality was that Nokia couldn't leverage its strength in the location-based space without an umbrella brand like "here."
Make no mistake: This is not "HERE by Nokia" or any other form of sub-brand. This is an independent brand. Why? Because the opportunity is bigger than just Nokia.
This is about addressing different types of connected devices — not just mobile phones but also tablets, connected cars, and wearables. As such, "HERE" could play a pivotal role in helping Nokia leverage tomorrow's new mobile form factors.


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By Burcak Keskin
"If a society does not wage a common struggle to attain a common goal with its women and men, scientifically there is no way for it to get civilized or developed." -- Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Citizens participate politically to obtain a share in the allocation of social resources. But in the contemporary world we see an imbalance characterized by the relative underparticipation of women. We will evaluate reasons for this imbalance in Turkey then examine women's participation in elections, public service, political parties and associations.
While in the Ottoman era women's status was improved over the time when Islamic social hierarchy was accepted, they were still almost totally deprived of political rights. Reform edicts made it possible for them to hold some public offices. There wereassociations headed by women but these functioned as charity organizations. In 1924, the Kemalist Reforms opened the way for the women to join the civil service. In 1930, women gained the right to participate in municipal and, in 1934, national elections. (International Congress on the 50th Anniversary of Political Rights Granted to Turkish Women, pp. 98-105, 1984) This emancipation fromabove somehow delayed conscious participation of women in politics. It was only in the 1980s that Turkish woman began to see herself as a political actor rather than as a housewife at home with a life based only on her family.
Turkey's parliament provides a way for women to participate in politics but barriers still exist to their activity:
--Through the modernization process, the belief that being a female politician would hinder women's traditional family role has lost its significance but not totally disappeared. Recent research shows 68% of women said involvement would not create problems with their spouses and that some problems with children might arise but could be solved.
--Women often prefer other occupations and can view politics as interfering with their career plans.
--Politics requires huge expenditures and Turkish women do not have much capital.
--Women do not benefit completely from educational opportunities, a factor hindering their participation in an elitist democracy. (Koray, pp. 71-74, 1995).
--A prevailing Islamic view views women's nature (fitrat) appropriate to carry out familial roles while men deal with other issues. (Ergil, 1975). This belief still lingers on in the 1990s among a significant portion of society which to some extent does not identify with the secular state and its policies.
Gunes Ayata states that since voting demands no extra activity, women vote independently. (Tekeli, 1991, p. 237) This statement reflects a change in political participation patterns. InäJ1978, Tekeli states that 83.8% of married couples voted the same way, wives generally following their husbands. (Kandiyoti,1978, p. 40) In 1962, Ozankaya reached a similar conclusion in research over 4 villages, showing that 75.4% of husbands said they told their wives for whom to vote and 18.5% left them a free choice. In comparison, 11% of women said they vote on their own and 53.4% that they vote in line with their husband's wishes. (Caporal, 1982, p. 714) The trend over time is that weakened patriarchal structure and women's entry in the labor force leads to more independent decisionmaking by women. Researching the relationship between social situation and voting behavior yields interesting results. Married women participate in elections more than single or widowed ones. The reason might be attributed to husband and wife voting as units. However married women still participate 8% less than their spouses. On the basis of class, petit-bourgeois and working class women participate 8.9% more than those of the bourgeoisie and peasantry. In general, working women vote more than housewives, since they are integrated in the wider society through work. In Turkey's most developed city, Istanbul, data from 4 polling stations in the 1973-1975 elections showed women as voting 13.5% less than men. (Kandiyoti, 1978; Unat-Abadan, 1979)
Turkish women entered parliament in 1934 but the number of female MPs has decreased in time. (See appendix) This decrease may be explained by the notion of "symbolic women MPs." In the early Republic, Ataturk was facing accusations of dictatorship. In order to eliminate this undemocratic image, women's suffrage was granted in 1934. During the one-party regime women had secured their place in the parliament. These guaranteed, reserved seats had begun to be lost when the multi-party regime was established. The struggle for seats among parties toughened. Conservative tendencies of big parties outlawed women MPs from parliament. Small parties, with little likelihood of gaining seats, followed the "symbolic women candidate" model but with little success. (Unat-Abadan, 1979) In Turkish governments until 1994, only 5 women held 10 ministerial posts in different cabinets. During 1971-1973, posts asministers of state, health, and culture were held by women In 1987 an elected woman MP became minister of state. In 1991, a female MP became minister of state responsible for economy. In the cabinetholding office as of 1993, there were 3 female ministers--two ministers of state and the minister of tourism. (Resmi Gazete, No: 22572, pp. 1-4). Between 1993 and 1995 a female prime minister was in office. (State Ministry for Women's Affairs and Social Services, 1994). Beside the low number of posts, these ministers tended to be in weaker, shorter-lived governments. (Unat-Abadan, p. 404, 1979) Female MPs usually had university degrees or were very successful professionals. They had to have more qualifications in comparison to male colleagues, and they often grew up in very politicized families. In a survey by Unat-Abadan, 7 of 16 female MPs said that their father and mother had definite political interests whereas only 1 of 10 male MPs said the same thing; about 60% of female MPs--compared to 40% of the males--had close relatives who were politicians. This shows that female MPs experienced more politics in private family life. (Arat, p. 84, 1989) Indeed, women MPs were often following a family tradition. They entered politics either as "husband's wife or father's daughter" or because of personal resentment stemming from a political event affecting their family. (Arat, p. 93, 1984) Tekeli defines this tendency as "widow's right." Female MPs may enterpolitics to take revenge on behalf of relatives or to act as an heir. (Tekeli, 1991) In local governments and municipal councils the proportion of women participants' is greater: In 1984, 0.3% of 2202; in 1989 0.8% of 2653; and in 1994 0.9% of 3018 of administrative council members were women. In 1984, 0.6%; in 1989, 0.7%; in 1994, 0.9% of municipal council members were women. (State Ministry for Women's Affairs and Social Services, 1994) After 1980, 12.1% of Ankara, 4.3% of Istanbul, and 13.2% ofIzmir municipal councils were composed of women from left-wing parties. (Koray, p. 31, 1995) In 1984 there were no women mayors but in 1989 0.2% and in 1994 0.4% of mayors were women. (State Ministry for Women's Affairs and Social Services, 1994) The reason behind this extended participation in local politics is that municipal activities are closer to ordinary life and affect family affairs. Also municipal decisionmaking processes are less important than national politics so women can be deemed more "capable" of holding the posts. (Unat-Abadan, 1979; Arat, 1984; Koray,1995; Tekeli 1991) However, although municipal government seems like a higher area for women's activity, only 10% of Istanbul housewives, who comprise 52% of all women in Istanbul--are housewives. (Unat-Abadan, 1979) The founding of the Republic increased the number of women in civil service, too. The number of female civil servants increased by 1,900% between 1938-1976, more than six times faster than the number of males. However, the jobs held by women tended to be defined as more feminine ones (eg., work in nurseries). The number of female executives tends to decrease at higher ranks because of traditional social judgements and approaches hindering women's promotion. Also women tend to leave work when they get married or have children. (International Congress on the 50th Anniversary of Political Rights Granted To Turkish Women, 1984) A women in the Ministry of Interior must spend as much as 9 additional years within the central ministry to achieve the status of "district administrator" in comparison to men. (Lewis, 1983) Again, discrimination is slowly declining.
In 1923, there was an attempt to establish a women's party but this received many criticisms and did not succeed. In the 1931 municipal elections, the Turkish Women's Federation declared a party program. However this attempt also met with resent and the Federation's president had to resign. Later, women's branches of political parties were established. (Guksel, pp. 14, 93) These branches were ineffective in affecting party decisionmaking. None of them were aimed at promoting women's rights. They were expected first to mobilize support for the party among women, then to encourage them to perpetuate their traditional roles within the family and finally to encourage them to partake in political and social life. Since protection of traditional family structure defines women to be at home, active participation of women in politics is blocked. (Arat, p. 50, 1989) Soon the women branches turned into power centers which could be mobilized more easily than men. By "women-to-women" speeches, members of women branches attracted inactive female votes to have male candidates be elected. (Arat, p. 241, 1989) Both female and male MPs admitted that male leaders easily coopted women through women branches to extend their control over women at the same timeas providing them access to politics.(Arat, p. 103, 1989) After 1980, the women's branches continued their activities without any formal connection to the parties but with a huge de facto support. They remained to function as charity organizations. For example, Turkish Women Promotion Organization which is implicitly supported by the Motherland Party, perceived women's part in politics as limited to voluntary activities about her family life. (Tekeli, p. 243, 1991) In the 1973 election, there were only 75 female candidates compared to 3,296 males. In the 1995 elections, 531 of 12,775 candidates were women. Among the big parties, female candidates comprised about 5 percent of the list, except in the True Path party (9.63%) and the Islamic Welfare Party (0%). Proportions were almost always higher in smaller parties. Also, 12 of 175 independent candidates were women (6.85%). Running as an independent was bold since the Turkish electorate usually votes for the party instead of individual candidates. Women's participation as independence and smaller parties shows a willingness to work hard to express their views even though they have no chance of winning the election. (Resmi Gazete, Volume 22485,)
There are 211 associations for women in Turkey. (State Ministry for Women's Affairs and Social Services, 1994) In general they aim to integrate women in social, economic and political life.However, as noted above, most of them function as charity groups. By 1983, they did begin to publish journals for woman, hold meetings, and conduct petition campaigns. Outside these activities, though, 25% of women questioned found these movements not to be useful. 33% said they were interested neither in politics nor in women's movements. 20% stated they were interested in women's issues but only 7% participated actively. (Koray, p. 60, 1995) Some newer associations, however, show promise, especially Ka-der which aims to support female candidates in national politics with financial and educational assistance.
In the 1990s Turkish women seems to participate in politics more actively than before. This may attributed to rapid modernization and eradication of the patriarchal, traditional social structure. Women are more active in local than national politics. In civil service, occupation and career opportunities are improved but still unequal. In political parties, women remain as "vote gatherers" rather than "decisionmakers." Still, many--if not all--women have discovered their status outside of the kitchen and entered the political as well as the socio-economic realm.
Election Year Total of MPs # of Woman MPs %
1935-1939 411 18 4.08%
1939-1943 465 15 3.23
1943-1946 484 16 3.31
1946-1949 497 9 1.81
1950-1951 491 3 0.61
1954- 535 4 0.75
1957- 602 8 1.35
1961- 449 3 0.67
1965-1966-1968 455 8 1.76
1969- 450 5 1.11
1973-1975 456 6 1.31
1977-1979 455 4 0.88
1983-1986 410 12 2.93
1987 449 6 1.34
1995-... 550 11 0.02
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Date of Stay: September, 2012
A wooded campground on the south end of Elizabethtown. The roads and sites are covered in large chunk gravel. This campground is not made for rigs over 36'. We had trouble with our 38' MH, getting it situated just right. Sites are close together, and unlevel side to side and front to back. Wi-Fi unusable. Cable is very good. Water is a spigot hookup, sewer level with the ground. Roads getting around are narrow and winding through trees. There is an escort to the site, (just make sure you don't lose them). Check in 2pm, check out 1pm. Early checking and late checkout incurs fees. Long termers are a strange lot. I wouldn't use the term friendly, more like nosy. There is no literature given out, so no rules. Lots of kids running about during the day, and lots of dog barking and off leash. For me, not a safe feeling place to be. We paid for 2, stayed for one...and that was too long. The best part, is that it is convenient to a Pilot station that some of the cheapest gas in "Etown" and "the ville". Can be a tight fit though.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
For me, strictly an overnight. Easy process to check in. Initially very friendly host, but I had trouble with a site assigned to me, and was very gruffly dealt with by the Manager when I returned to the office. The third time I had a question about the Wi-Fi, since I couldn't connect. (PS: I'm in my 30's and quite tech-savvy.) After getting some BS thrown in my direction, the manager finally copped to the fact that the space I was staying in has very iffy wireless, due to the antenna being on the opposite side of the office. For $40 a night, iffy wireless is not an option! Though they stated they had a dog run, you had to go to the back of the park (W/E only) cross a bridge to get to it. Too far in my opinion. We didn't make it to the run, but you can walk your pooches on the outskirts, very few clean up after their dogs. The one redeeming factor of this park is that it is within walking distance of some very good eats. We ate at the Dash Inn (at the entrance), their BBQ , fried chicken dinner and milkshakes are heavenly. Besides that: cable TV is limited, the store is more knickknacks than RV Supplies, and the price could be shaved down about $10 a night. I know some people swear by this campground, and they can have it. Would not stay again. Rate is GS with a $3 extra person fee.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
Highly Recommend if you want FHU's and cable at site. All Site have W/E, About 1/2 have Sewer, and half of those have cable. We didn't have a reservation, so we had to pick b/t Sewer of Cable. We decided on Sewer. There are about 15 over the air channels and most are HD. (We have a digital TV) So you pick. The one thing that makes this park for us, is the Dog Run, or should I say the Dog Corral, it is very big and at the back of the park. Having 2 100+lb dogs, this is a big star in our book. Since we were at the back of the park, wi-fi can be spotty at night, much better during the day. The CG is within easy walking distance of Wall Drug (the Buffalo Burgers and Hard Packed Ice Cream is a must!). CG sites are on an angle, and very spacious. We had a T-storm with Hail while we were here and by morning there was no pooling of water so excellent drainage. Anybody 17 and under is considered a child, so no extra fees. We did make a canine friend while we were here, a Collie that belongs to the neighboring farm, if you see him (and yes its a boy), just tell it to go home, he will. Rate is Good Sam.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
Very Peaceful Campground. Two levels: 30 Amp only (FHU's) on top level, 50 Amp (FHU's)on the Bottom Level. You have more room on the top level along with a beautiful view. They do have W/E only site on the top for very small models, this is the space most people use for a dog walk. Sewer HU's are close to the back of the site, and sites are on an angle on the top. If you have anything more than 35' long you may have to unhook if you have a toad. The wind can be gusty in this area, so keep your awnings in and careful with with your charcoal grills. Open fires are not allowed. As of Mid-June, Fire Level was Moderate. Easy on/off from I-90. Town has the basics if you need to pick up anything, and the CG Store has some nice sales going on, Along with low-cost ice, noshes and RV supplies. Host very nice and they live over the store. Price was Good Sam Rate, along with an extra $2 for cable. Cable is worth the extra money, very clear and copious amounts of channels. This would be a 10/10, but I knocked it down 2 stars for their use of Pesticides around the CG.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
Very peaceful campground. Would camp again in a heatbeat. Over 100+ channels on cable (Dish). Very good internet, can be spotty during midday. Spots are 30 amp or 30/50 amp. Sites are firm packed grass. The spots slope front to back, so if it does rain it won't stagnant. There was a nice tenting area behind RV's sites that you could walk your pooches, but do be careful, there are some tiny hidden cactus in this area, I recommend keeping to the outskirts. There is a train that does come though, but it's only during the day, I only saw one during my 2 day stay. All in all, it is very peaceful, beautiful sunsets, dark enough to see the stars, and a quick 10-15 minute ride to the mall/WalMart. (PS - This WalMart is a small one, so I don't recommend bringing anything bigger than a truck camper into the parking lot.) They do tend to book up for the weekend, so make sure you call ahead. Staff in the office very nice and helpful and love the whistling frog! Very Big Rig Friendly! Rate is Passport America (w/tax).
Date of Stay: June, 2012
I would give this very nicely laid out campground a 10, but when the wood chippers start at 7:30 AM on both Saturday and Sunday (quiet hours are from 10-7), and continue through almost noon, the stars are going down. That said, this is a very nice campground with very, very long back-in (some are pull-throughs if you off road your rig on the dirt road behind the back-ins), and pull-in's for MHs only that face the 18 hole 71 par golf course. Most sites could easily accommodate 2 of my MHs nose to end. They have 2 sewers at each site (1 in the grass behind and to the left of site), 1 water, and 20/30/50 amp at each site. Each site comes with landscaping, one piece cement pad and patio, and lush green in between sites. They do have a restaurant connected to the golf shop (go to the back). It looks like a greasy spoon, but the food is wonderful. The golf course is true red neck golfing. Speeding golf carts and drinking on the green...and that's just the instructors. I was tempted to get my camera out and send it in to AFV. :-) Wi-Fi can be slow and weak at times, cable is extended and clear. Oh, and each water spigot has a built in water pressure adjuster. Located in the heart of Deer Park with a few good restaurants, and even though its right next to the airport, I have yet to hear one airplane. If you have big dogs and a big rig (mine is 38') I would get sites 128-134. Behind you there is a huge expanse that your pups will love to explore. If you have a smaller rig #1-15 are right across from the other pet run and have a bit of grass as well. There are 2 dog runs, but they are small and every time I went over with my pup there were kids playing near them. :-( God Sam park. Would stay here again if in the area.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
Great for an overnight or a couple nights, but not much staying power for longer. Park is along a street that includes mostly business' and industrial companies. They have nice small strips of green for your pooches, lots of recycle bins, very clean (rows of roses are a nice touch), nice cement pads for rig and side pad for car, good cable though limited, and good Wi-Fi. The trains can be noisy, but don't come often; shopping is a bit of a drive. The hosts are nice and once I left the office I wasn't bothered. About a mile from I-84. Dumpsters are sparse, but centrally located. You will have to unhook your car if your rig is longer than 36'. Would stay here again.
Date of Stay: May, 2012
Very nice campground. I had a 60' pull-through site and didn't have to unhook my toad. YAY! Tall bushes (6'+) divided my site from my neighbors. Hookups are in the R2D2 model. Sewer can be in the middle of the bushes. Beware if you're allergic to bees; the flowering bushes are full of them. Lots of plush grass which is a welcome sight after going through southern CA and AZ. Nice Restaurant with great fish and chips and burgers. Fries, onion rings and lemonade are a must if you go, and their creme brulee is heavenly (if you have any room left). Very nice dog run, small but a nice run, with an actual gate latch. Big enough for my 2 big pooches to get tuckered out. They have free hand mitt pickup bags available, along with a scooper and trash can in the pen. There is trash pickup at site. Clear, though limited, cable at site and also phone hookups. Very clean, though dated, restrooms (no place to sit down in the stalls). This is a gated community. The small pool has a great view. Hot tub has a timer. They also have times where its adult swim only. They have a remote and card they give you at check in that will get you into the bathrooms/laundry/park/golf course. I really wanted to give this park a 10, but only 2 things downgraded it. There was a dog that continued to park until well after 10 pm (was not in the RV Park; it was in the house section of the resort), and there is no-one to call and alert them. And the second item will not find me in the park again. The winds shifted during the evening from the south to the north. And with the northerly wind came the very strong smell of cattle dung. Even with the windows closed and A/C on, it seeped into the rig. I have a very delicate smeller, and this is a deal breaker for me. FYI: they are selling pads from lakefront to back-ins. You can find the price list on the table opposite of the check-in desk.
Date of Stay: February, 2012
Very clean spartan campground. Beautiful views of sunset/sunrise. Very easy On/Off. Gas station right before the entrance to I-10W. 2 Prices. $16 for 30 amp, $18 for 50 amp ($199 a month including elec/cable/Wi-Fi). Price includes Water/Electric/Sewer/Cable and Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is fast during the day, nonexistent at night. Cable is a little snowy on main channels, clear local channels, TV guide on channel 3. Very peaceful, even though the highway is within sight. Sites level, rock/gravel mix. Also great space behind campground for walking my big pooches. Would definitely stay here again.
Date of Stay: February, 2012
Very nice campground. Very large spaces with green patches in between level sites of gravelly dirt. Even though this is right next to the North LLano River, it has excellent drainage, especially when we had 4 inches of rain in one night. Hosts take a lot of pride in their campground. Plenty of places to walk about the CG. CG is surrounded by beautiful natural Texas beauty. Great places to take your big dogs for walks. They even have a small off leash park. Some sites have covered patios with rockers. All have 20/30/50 amp, water, sewer, free cable, free wi-fi unsecured & secured, grill/smoker and picnic table. There are 4 gas stations right off I-10 and CG is less than 1 mile from I-10. Close to restaurants, and a liquor store near the entrance. This used to be a KOA CG, and now is a Good Sam. They still take both discounts. You get an escort to site, and a 24 hr gated community. Very easy on/off, and nice stop between Fort Stockton and Austin. Highly recommend for a quiet and peaceful stay. Reserved for 1 day, ended up staying 4.
Date of Stay: January, 2012
If you are lucky to get one of the level pull through sites be the lake, consider yourself lucky. If you get another site it is not worth the money spent. We checked in right before a snow storm and that is only reason I stayed so long at this campground. We had one of the monthly sites and it was so out of level side to side I had to use 2 sets of leveling blocks , and the site I had was grass, no gravel, so when the snow melted a day later (this is Virginia after all, wait 5 seconds the weather will change), I was back to being out of level. The Manager was new when we came, and I'm hoping he'll clean things up. Since there was melting, all of the tent sites were under an inch of water. The Bathrooms and Laundry were clean, and cold so we didn't use them. They do have site to site trash pickup. Though their WiFi is excellent, it was an extra $2.50 per 24 hours on top of the fee stated. This CG is about 2 miles from I-81. I do recommend the Kangaroo Express Gas Station if you need to fill up. We have a 38' w/ toad gas Class A and were able to fit and fill with no problem. They also have a separate Diesel Station in the back for trucks that will fit any size Diesel pusher you have. Overall I wouldn't stay here again.
Date of Stay: January, 2012
Grass Sites, big enough for a big rig and toad. Escort to site, very friendly at front desk. Dirt Road, so go slow. Just a couple of things, on the koa.com website they stated they had wifi and cable, they do not! Our site in the back had 20/30/50 amp, ample space for our 2 BIG dogs to nose around. Just be careful of the fire ant hills. I stepped in one that was in the middle of a bunch of clover. Air Channels not bad, but few, and gets scrambled is you have a neighbor with satellite. Check in/out very flexible. The few rules they have they don't enforce. They do offer a light breakfast and afternoon coffee/tea. If you have allergies to dust/mold stay away. And the sewer was odd, when you look down the pipe you could see stagnant water, but when you dumped the level didn't change. Very odd, and very unsanitary in my opinion. Way overpriced for what you get. Should be $20 tops not $42 (before KOA discount). Would not stay here again.
Date of Stay: January, 2012
4 words. NOT-BIG-RIG-FRIENDLY. I have a 38' Class A 30Amp motorhome, and I have excellent spatial orientation, and it was a pain to back in. Sites are at a 90 degree angle to very narrow roads. It would have been fine, but they have these poles that are right next to road (which don't correspond with the site number), which won't allow you to do a smooth back-in. The road leading up to the CG is a very small pocked marked road, and the parking lot in front of the office is so small that is was barely enough to hold my MH and toad. There is a number code gate to get into the park, it is at small car level, but you will have to jump out if your in a MH to punch in the code to get into the park. The hookups are in the middle of your site which is fine if you have a less than 30 foot camper. You nose will be level with the road if your our size. The roads are narrow, the concrete patios rise about 5 inches from the ground with is a mixture of sand, dirt and sparse grass. While I was there one smaller MH came in a tried to park in one of the spots and after 5 tries left the CG. I also let the ladies at the front desk that I had 2 large dogs and asked for a quiet spot with a bit of grass . After asking 3 times they finally gave me a spot which seemed on their map to be a good choice. I was heamed in on all sides by motorhomes, with very little space for my babies to go potty, we were also so far from the doggy run (I couldn't find it even after I did a drive through later on) that is wasn't worth the effort. Also sites are either 50Amp or 30Amp. And the sites in the outlying areas with space for big rigs are 50Amp only. Wish they would have told use this fact before we came. There are your typical Florida mosquitoes, but in addition there are a ton of Thrips who's itchy bites started in the afternoon and didn't let up until the wee hours of the morning. Cable is a joke, totally fuzzy, I got a better picture with my HD TV. Internet is better when the office is open, slow at night. A lot of mold in the area, so my allergies starting acting up. Definitely not worth $53 a night (even with Good Sam Discount). Laundry is adequate though it could be cleaner. Also this park tends to house long term annual people, pulling it it seemed my transient status was a novelty rather than the status quo. Mostly TT and small 5th in this park. And the morning that I left, I opened my kitchen sink to find that ants had crawled up my outside sewer hose and through my grey tank into the house. Ick! Shame on Woodalls's for the 5 star rating, this place should be 3star tops. Want a 5 Star go to "The Great Outdoors" in Titusville. Not this CG. Never going back.
Date of Stay: November, 2011
THE GOOD: Clean bathrooms. Hot and clean showers (open late). Long pull throughs, a clean lake, a clean and unheated pool and a good location. Has a friendly check in staff and a well stocked, small Camp Store. Dog waste bags and trash cans are available. Site has trash pickup. THE BAD: Not pet-friendly. Virtually no place to walk your pets, and the Kamp K-9 is the worst I've seen. The dog run is about as big as a pop-up tent, and loaded with old human furniture. Staff regularly comes up to dog owners wanting to chat. (Even if your back is facing them: over friendly lot). Streets are narrow, and don't even think about bringing anything bigger than a compact car near the Kabins: you will either hit a tree/pole or fall in the lake. Spaces near the entrance are more spacious than those at the rear. Spots are very skinny, and the placement of sewer cap can be odd: up to 20 feet away from other hookups. (A pain if you have a toad and need to back up.) Very tight turn into CG from Pope Road. PS: US-1A is also known as A1A. If you miss the turn, the lanes get really tight and skinny. Use 16th street, to get back to A1A, it's a bigger road than the rest. Sites are not level. They are rounded near the entrance and exit to the space, easily correctable. Other notes: Cable TV is OK. The over air channels are the best. Wi-Fi is quick with 3-4 bars out of 5, (ask for the code). Cable TV attachment is located on the water hookup pole, not the electric hookup box. Park is right across from restaurants, grocery store and less than 1 mile to the beach. They have paddleboats to rent. This is the closest CG to the beach. Have a 37' Class A MH w/toad.
Date of Stay: November, 2011
Very Big Rig Accessible!! You could have fit 2 of my 36' coaches in here and still had room for 1-2 toads. All sites are paved and most pull throughs. Beautiful lake with a walking trail around it, and into the woods. If you have dogs (even big ones), there is ample walking area on the outskirts of the CG with bags and trash cans easily available. CG has Security Gate and a beautiful beach with paddle boats available to rent. Lake can be fished or kayaked. Very peaceful and quiet at night. There are very few lights in the CG at night, so if you're a stargazer, you'll love the many constellations you can see from right outside your door. At each site, hookups are on top of a stone patio, you also have a fire ring, a grill (non rusted), concrete patio, and a pressboard picnic table. Very clean with wide sites. Internet is spotty and no cable TV, but was able to pick up most stations though the air. Would rate a 10 if it had cable TV and stronger Wi-Fi signal. Would return.


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NYC Cozy 3-Bedroom Renovated Manhatan 41
Massimo di ospiti6
Camere da letto3
Dimensioni800 ft²
- Aria condizionata
- Internet Wi-Fi
- Biancheria da bagno
- Stanza privata (con chiave)
- Adatto a famiglie e bambini
- Cucina
- Culla
Dettagli dell'alloggio
|Henry Street, 10002 New York, Stati Uniti
|Tipologia di alloggio
|Codice dell'annuncio
|Tasso di accettazione
|Tempo di risposta
|poche ore
|Calendario aggiornato
|6 giorni fa
The apartment features 3 double bedrooms, the master bedroom has a large flat-screen TV. Guests can prepare meals in the fully equipped kitchen, which includes a coffee machine. The bathroom has a walk-in shower.
The surrounding area is busy with, with a wonderful selection of an excellent selection of bars, bakeries, delis and more on offer nearby. The famous Brooklyn Bridge is a 20-minute walk from the apartment.
East Broadway Subway Station is a 5-minute walk from the apartment. Times Square, and other world famous sights centred around Midtown Manhattan, can be reached in just 20 minutes using public transport.
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The apartment is very accessible to midtown, Brooklyn and any place else in Manhattan. Is was clean and had enough room for 3 people. With bigger luggage the stairs might be a challenge but it's manageable. All in all I would recommend staying there and I would stay there again!
Lovely place and close to everything. Not very sound isolated in the hallway but we weren't disturbed. I would definitely stay here again.
We went to New York from 5th to 16th january 2016, in the John's flat, to visit.
The flat is very well located, with the subway; No problem to go tro a place. We recommand this flat for that!
However, we don't recommand it for the reception! We didn't see John or anybody. We had to guess how we open the bathroom !!
In the other hand the flat was very clean all trip long.
Thank you.
Location in Little Italy is perfect for a NY trip. Room was nice, clean and cosy. But: place was fully booked, so in total 8 people stayed there. There's only one bathroom to share with all. So first come, first serve every morning. Cleaning is done every other day. Also only 4 chairs and a small sofa. Not all rooms have windows. This didn't come out in the description.
The room was clean but he didn't write that house has 4 room (up to 12 people) with only one WC! Shower temp. Regulator doesn't work. WC is moving when you sit down. Room for 4 people too small (no space for opening luggage)
The topic "gemütliches nettes Zimmer" means "cosy bedroom" is a description which does not fit with the reality. Very small room (as described with no window), two paople could sparely store their luggage and hang a shirt. Sparely possible to open the door when somebody is standing in the room and luggage is stored.No window in the whole appartment exept in one room. No fresh air in the room, the ventilation was insufficient, so it was pretty hot at night. Very thin walls, so every talk in the rooms besides could be heard. Later we did change the location for the shower should be repaired, the other location was better.
Great location. Very simple and small apt. The location is wonderful as you atre on the green subway (just 5 mints) and you can go up and doqn. John was nice leaving us till 5, instead of 11.30, with no extra payment.
We have just arrived at home. We have spent a week in this apartment. The beds are comfortable to rest and the room was really clean. The rest of the apartment is not as big as we imagined taking a look to the photos. It is really well comunicated with the rest of Manhattan. We didn't see Mike a lot, but he was kind when we met. The building is not really nice but it is not a bad place to spend a days in NY.
Host did not show his/her face once.. not at the start and not at the end.. even did not text me back after leaving the appartment. Room (and bed) was much smaller than the pictures. Bathroom also was not what I had expected. All in all, not the best stay I've had. But it's very cheap and the location is excellent.
Thank you so much! Great place to stay during your visit, recommend it! . Great host!!
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Hi guys.
My 320cd 04 reg is showing early signs of corrosion where the front wing meets the sill. This is happening on both sides of the car...The car has never been damaged and is still within the 6 year warranty so hopefully will be able to get this sorted by BMW. Called into them last week and they looked a bit surprised that a 04 is starting to corrode. Anyway they took some pictures and have sent them to BMW UK for further study. Hopefully they will get back to me by the end of the week.
Has anyone else had anything similar to this on their e46?
Whats the likeness of BMW adhering to the Corrosion warranty? They already started the excuses saying its high mileage etc... which is irrelevant because its still within the 6 year period-clearly stated in black and white in the owners manual.
Whats your experiences?


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Uncle Cheese,
I used your Testimonials example as a basis for my own Testimonials class and TestimonialsPage type. My page type first displays a random testimonial and then I have previous and next buttons that I want to page through all of the testimonials one by one. I tried using what you added to the image_gallery for next and prev albums as a basis to add this to my TestimonialsPage. However I cannot figure a way for my adjacentTestimonial() function to know the ID of the randomly selected initial Testimonial. I don't know how to set up parameters inside a class and even if I did have a parameter that would hold the Testimonial DataObject I need there is no way of making sure my currentTestimonial function runs before the NextTestimonial and PrevTestimonial functions run so that variable could very well be null and I couldn't get the ID so I could get the next or previous one from the Testimonials table.
Maybe the problem could be approached this from a completely different angle.
One more note: In your ImageGalleryPage.php file that I am using as reference for prev/next functionality, $this->current_album is set in SingleAlbumView() and tested in CurrentAlbum() however I am not sure how this works as I can't find where that is declared.


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Objective: To assess the accuracy of grading diabetic retinopathy (DR) using single-field digital fundus photography compared with clinical grading from a dilated slit-lamp fundus examination in Indigenous Australians living in Central Australia.
Design, setting and participants: Cross-sectional study comparing DR grades in participants with diabetes mellitus presenting for examination at remote community clinics from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008.
Main outcome measures: Sensitivity and specificity of grading using digital photography compared with the clinical gold standard of slit-lamp fundus examination.
Results: Of the 1884 participants recruited for the study, 1040 had self-reported diabetes mellitus and, of those, 360 had fundus photographs available (706 eyes) that were able to be graded. On clinical grading, 163 eyes had any DR and 51 eyes had vision-threatening DR (VTDR). The sensitivity and specificity for detecting any DR were 74% (95% CI, 67%–80%) and 92% (95% CI, 90%–94%), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity for detecting VTDR were 86% (95% CI, 77%–96%) and 95% (95% CI, 93%–97%), respectively.
Conclusion: Single-field digital fundus photography is a valid screening tool for DR in remote communities of central Australia and may be used to provide eye care services to this region with acceptable accuracy.
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of preventable vision loss in Australia.1,2 The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is on the rise, with 366 million (4.4% of the estimated world population) expected to be affected by the year 2030.3 In Australia, a nationwide cross-sectional survey in 2002 showed that the prevalence of diabetes in Australia had more than doubled since 1981. At the time of the survey, 8.0% of adult men and 6.8% of adult women living in Australia had diabetes, and 15.3% of people with diabetes had DR.4
DR is detected at similar rates in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians with DM.5,6 However, the burden of DR is much higher among the Indigenous Australian population because of the higher prevalence of DM within this group. A recent eye health survey in Indigenous Australians showed the prevalence of self-reported diabetes to be more than eight times higher (37%) than in non-Indigenous Australians. This is a striking figure, as 30 years ago, only 0.03% of Indigenous people had diabetes.5
DR has little or no symptoms until vision loss develops, so regular DR screening is critical for early diagnosis and treatment.2,3 Vision loss can be prevented in up to 70% of people who are at risk through timely intervention.2,7 However, the rates of adherence to regular eye examinations in those with DR consistently fall below the recommended rate, and are as low as 50% in some studies.8,9 In particular, there is a significant shortfall in the delivery of DR screening to remote regions of Australia. This may have resulted from a shortage of service providers, obstacles in accessing centrally located specialist services and underutilisation of visiting services. Improving the availability of fundus cameras and training local staff in their use may help overcome some of the barriers to DR screening.
An ideal screening method requires acceptable sensitivity and specificity, and cost-effectiveness. A recent meta-analysis confirmed the use of retinal photography as a valid screening tool for DR in resource-poor settings.10 Our study was designed to evaluate the validity of single-field fundus photography as a screening tool for DR in remote Central Australian communities.
The design, recruitment process and baseline characteristics of the Central Australian Ocular Health Study (CAOHS) have previously been described in detail.11 The CAOHS took place in remote communities of Central Australia, excluding the relatively urbanised area of Alice Springs. The participants were recruited during once-weekly remote clinic visits over 36 months from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008. Ethics approval for the study was obtained from the Central Australian Human Research Ethics Committee according to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The aims of the study were explained to participants with the help of an interpreter when needed, and written informed consent was obtained.
All participants underwent detailed ocular examination. Baseline acuity was measured using a tumbling E acuity chart at 3 metres in a well lit room. An optometrist performed subjective refraction and determined refracted visual acuity. The optometrist performed a slit lamp examination of the anterior segment, followed by pupil examination using a hand torch. After an assessment of anterior chamber depth, the pupils were dilated using tropicamide 1.0% and phenylephrine 2.5% solution. The visiting ophthalmologist (T H) performed stereoscopic slit-lamp fundoscopy using a 90-dioptre fundoscopy lens. The presence and degree of DR was graded using the Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) adaptation of the modified Airlie House classification of DR12 by clinical comparison with standardised photographs (Box 1). The DR was graded as either no DR (level 10–13), minimal non-proliferative DR (NPDR) (level 14–19), mild NPDR (level 20–39), moderate NPDR (level 40–49), severe NPDR (level 50–59) and proliferative DR (PDR) (level 60–85). Clinically significant macular oedema (CSMO) was defined as any retinal thickening within 500 µm of the fovea associated with retinal thickening that is at least one disc area in size within one disc diameter of the fovea.
For the purposes of data analysis, the NPDR and PDR groups were collapsed into "any DR". CSMO and PDR groups were also collapsed into one category, named "vision-threatening DR" (VTDR).
Where possible, each participant with DM underwent single-field 45-degree fundus photography after pupillary dilation. An ophthalmologist or trainee ophthalmologist took the photographs using a Topcon TRC-NW100 digital fundus camera (Topcon Corporation). The photos were centred on the fovea with a 45 degree field of view.
In line with many other papers reporting accuracy of screening photographs for DR, our paper has included data from both eyes to allow comparative assessment of accuracy of our study alongside others.10 The photos from individual patients were not assessed in pairs, but in a random order to minimise bias.
Various screening modalities for DR have been studied to meet the increased demand for screening, with variable rates of success. These include screening using mydriatic and non-mydriatic photography, and examination by different health professionals, including physicians, general practitioners and optometrists. To date, the ETDRS 7-field fundus photographs and ETDRS protocol are the only validated reference standard for detecting and staging of DR. Others have evaluated the validity of single-field fundus photography by comparing the accuracy of diagnosis against either a clinical gold standard of slit-lamp fundus examination13-16or an imaging gold standard of 7-field fundus photographs.17-19 Although dilated stereoscopic fundoscopy has an inherent weakness in that it cannot be validated or verified as there is no permanent record, it is by far the most commonly used method of DR evaluation in clinical practice. It allows clinicians to determine the presence of DR or VTDR. Thus, in our study, we set out to assess the validity of a screening method compared with standard clinical practice.
A single clinician (J L) graded the fundus photographs in a masked fashion using ETDRS criteria. Photos were graded as having either "any DR" or "VTDR" (ie, CSMO and/or PDR). The photo grades were compared with clinical grades from the dilated slit-lamp fundus examination, which was used as the gold standard for comparison. A subset of the fundus photos were selected at random using a pseudorandom number generator, and regraded by the original grader in a masked fashion to establish the intragrader reliability for photo grading.
The statistical analysis was performed using SAS 9.1 (SAS Institute). Test statistics, 95% CI, kappa coefficients as a measure of intra-examiner assessment and P values are presented.
From the 1884 individuals recruited across 30 remote communities, 1040 had self-reported DM. Fundus photos were available for 396 of those patients (792 eyes). The remaining participants were not photographed because of space limitations of the light plane used to access the remote communities, the camera being needed at other locations, or intermittent maintenance of the camera. Of the available images, 86 photographs were ungradable because of media opacity or defocus, leaving 706 fundus photographs that were used for analysis. Of the 360 patients included for analysis, 131 were male (36%) and 229 were female (64%). The mean age of patients was 48 years (range, 20–83 years; SD, 13 years). This was similar to the whole sample of 1040 patients with diabetes, where the mean age was 50 years (range, 20–93; SD, 14 years; t = 1.90; P = 0.06), and 66% of patients were female (χ2 = 0.88; P = 0.38).
Any DR was detected in 163 eyes (23%) by clinical examination and in 162 eyes (23%) using fundus photography (Box 2, A). Of those with any DR detected by clinical examination, 52 (32%) had minimal NPDR, 63 (39%) had mild NPDR, 38 (23%) had moderate NPDR, one (1%) had severe NPDR, nine (6%) had PDR and 42 (26%) had CSMO.
VTDR was detected in 51 eyes (7%) on clinical examination and in 78 eyes (11%) using photo grading. Seven eyes with VTDR diagnosed clinically were not detected on photo screening, and 34 eyes were incorrectly diagnosed by photo grading as having VTDR (Box 2, B), leaving 44 eyes with VTDR (6%).
The sensitivity, specificity and kappa values for detecting any DR were 74% (95% CI, 67%–80%), 92% (95%CI, 90%–94%) and 0.67 (95% CI, 0.60–0.74; P < 0.0001), respectively (Box 3). The sensitivity and specificity for detecting VTDR were 86% (95% CI, 77%–96%), 95% (95% CI, 93%–97%) and 0.65 (95% CI, 0.55–0.76; P < 0.0001), respectively (Box 3).
The kappa values for intragrader reliability for detecting any DR and VTDR were 0.83 (95% CI, 0.72–0.94; P < 0.0001) and 0.88 (95% CI, 0.77–0.99; P < 0.0001), respectively.
The current National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Guidelines for the management of diabetic retinopathy recommend annual retinal examinations for Indigenous Australians, in contrast to every 2 years for the non-Indigenous population.20 Access to ophthalmology services is one major limitation to achieving screening goals in remote regions of Australia. A recent national population-based survey of eye health in the Indigenous Australian population redefined the gap in eye health between this group and other Australians. It is reported that 44% of Indigenous Australians had not had a diabetic eye screening in the past year.5
A systematic review of DR screening techniques supported retinal photography with mydriasis as the preferred method.21 Research comparing the accuracy of detecting DR using mydriatic and non-mydriatic fundus photographs showed an improvement in specificity with mydriasis.22 Other studies have shown that photos without mydriasis were often of poor quality and unable to be graded, especially in older patients and in the presence of media opacities.18,19 The higher failure rate of fundus photography in our study (11%; 86/792) compared with the reported failure rate of dilated fundus photography (4%–8%)14-16,18 may have resulted from a higher prevalence of media opacities, such as corneal scarring and cataract, among Indigenous Australians.23 Media opacity or small pupils would increase the likelihood of a false negative result, reducing the sensitivity of the screening photography. Thus we would argue that mydriasis is essential to improve diagnostic accuracy in this population group.
In our study, of the seven false-negative gradings for VTDR, two had PDR outside the limits of the single-field photograph; the remainder had CSMO that was identifiable as retinal thickening only without lipid exudation. An important feature of fundus photos as a test for DR is the probability of missing a diagnosis of DR. However, with the low rate of false- negative results, as in our study, there is a higher probability of a correct diagnosis with regular repeat testing, even if an initial test is incorrectly negative.
Most of the studies of fundus photographs to date are based largely on white populations.14,16,18,19 Previous studies evaluating fundus photography as a screening tool in Indigenous Australians were based on non-mydriatic fundus photographs with smaller sample sizes.24,25 To our knowledge, this is the first study that assesses the accuracy of detecting DR and VTDR in a large sample of Indigenous Australians using single-field dilated fundus photography compared with clinical examination. Our patient recruitment was somewhat limited by factors such as availability of instruments, and space and weight restrictions on light planes. However, this is unlikely to have introduced a systematic bias and we were able to obtain photographs of a representative sample of 706 eyes.
CSMO is the most common cause of VTDR. However, in the absence of stereoscopic views, as with single-field digital photos, assessment for VTDR is limited to detecting associated features, such as lipid exudates or haemorrhages, rather than retinal thickening. Our results show that the false-positive grades on fundus photographs were largely attributable to pigment hyperplasia or depigmentations that mimicked the appearance of lipid and haemorrhages. This problem can be overcome in the clinical setting by using stereo-photos and red-free filters, which were not available for the model of camera used in this study. However, a false-positive diagnosis of VTDR is preferable as it will not lead to vision loss compared with a false-negative diagnosis.
Cost analysis studies have demonstrated the potential cost-effectiveness of photo-screening in remote settings in maintaining both a high level of sight-years as well as being cheaper than visiting specialist programs.26,27
The NHMRC recommends that DR screening modalities need to be cost-effective and easy to administer, and to have a sensitivity of at least 60% and specificity levels of 90%–95%.20 The accuracy of the photo-screening in our study exceeds this minimum requirement, with sensitivities of 74% and 86% for detecting any DR and VTDR, respectively. Likewise, the specificities for detecting any DR and VTDR meet the NHMRC guideline of greater than 90%, at 92% and 95%, respectively. These values are comparable to the reported sensitivities and specificities of studies that compared diagnostic accuracy of single-field fundus photography with that of clinical examination. The sensitivities of detecting any DR have been reported from 38% to 96%, and specificities from 79% to 98%.13-16 Although definitions of VTDR vary in different studies, the sensitivities and specificities were higher for detecting VTDR, with ranges of 82%–100% and 70%–100%, respectively.13-16 In addition, the measure of reliability of inter-examiner and intra-examiner assessment (kappa coefficient κ) showed a moderate level of agreement (κ = 0.67 and 0.65 for any DR and VTDR, respectively).
Our study highlights the strength and simplicity of single-field fundus photography for DR screening; however, there is still room for improvement. Future research could investigate the adjunctive use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to improve screening for CSMO within this population. The development of conveniently portable OCT would reduce the risk of false-negative gradings, confirm tentative diagnoses of retinal thickening, and the images generated could enhance patient comprehension of what is happening in DR. In addition, while single-field fundus photography may be feasible for screening for DR in a remote setting, if this approach is to be considered, future research must also establish whether there is likely to be sufficient uptake of this modality by the workforce currently in place in remote communities. Thus, measures such as this should be undertaken after consultation with current health providers to ensure that the desired outcome is achieved.
Our results show that single-field dilated fundus photography in Indigenous Australians meets the minimum screening requirements recommended by the NHMRC. It also has adequate sensitivities, specificities and repeatability for detecting DR to determine need for referral or repeat screening frequencies. It is therefore a valid screening tool for DR in remote communities within Central Australia. This technique may be used to complement visiting specialist eye care services to this region with acceptable accuracy. Providing optometrists or other trained technicians who visit the communities with fundus cameras or installing fundus cameras in the medical clinics of remote communities and training local staff to recognise signs of DR may help identify patients who require referral in a timely manner. Alternatively, remote clinics can be linked via high-speed internet connection to reading centres and/or ophthalmologists who can give their opinion and make recommendations on further action.
1 Fundus photographs (examples from study cohort) showing a normal fundus (A), clinically significant macular oedema (B) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (C)
2 Accuracy of single-field 45-degree fundus photography in detecting any diabetic retinopathy (DR)* and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR) in 360 patients (706 eyes) using clinical slit-lamp fundoscopy as the gold standard
* Both of the categories "any DR" and "VTDR" include eyes with proliferative DR.
3 Diagnostic characteristics and interrater reliability for detecting any diabetic retinopathy (DR) and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR)


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Sep 30, 2012 - The Associated PressRig count rises by 2
HOUSTON -- The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped this week by 11 to 1,848.
Texas-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday that 1,410 rigs were exploring for oil and 435 were searching for gas. Three were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago, Baker Hughes listed 1,991 rigs.
Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, Oklahoma lost nine rigs, Louisiana and Pennsylvania dropped by two and California, New Mexico and West Virginia were each down by one.
Colorado added two rigs while Texas and Wyoming each gained two. Alaska, Arkansas and North Dakota were unchanged.
Horse hair theft in S.D.
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A South Dakota horse owner is offering a $2,000 reward for information about the theft of mane and tail hair from his 10-year-old palomino mare. T.J. Aisenbrey told police Friday that his horse, Sundance, had her flaxen mane and tail hair cut for the second time in a month and a half.
The report comes as Wyoming officials are investigating an estimated 100 cases of horsehair thefts in several counties.
The 59-year-old Aisenbrey said he's "totally upset" about the vandalism and says, "If you saw it, you'd be disgusted."
Dead ducks lead to DEQ citation
CASPER -- Wyoming environmental regulators say carbon dioxide bubbling up from the ground may have killed six ducks and polluted a stream.
The leak happened in an area where CO2 is injected underground to help revive an old oil field and boost oil production.
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Chapter 2
After two years of training he went to sea, and entering the regions so well known
to his imagination, found them strangely barren of adventure. He made many
voyages. He knew the magic monotony of existence between sky and water: he
had to bear the criticism of men, the exactions of the sea, and the prosaic
severity of the daily task that gives bread--but whose only reward is in the perfect
love of the work. This reward eluded him. Yet he could not go back, because
there is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
Besides, his prospects were good. He was gentlemanly, steady, tractable, with a
thorough knowledge of his duties; and in time, when yet very young, he became
chief mate of a fine ship, without ever having been tested by those events of the
sea that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man, the edge of his temper,
and the fibre of his stuff; that reveal the quality of his resistance and the secret
truth of his pretences, not only to others but also to himself.
Only once in all that time he had again a glimpse of the earnestness in the anger
of the sea. That truth is not so often made apparent as people might think. There
are many shades in the danger of adventures and gales, and it is only now and
then that there appears on the face of facts a sinister violence of intention--that
indefinable something which forces it upon the mind and the heart of a man, that
this complication of accidents or these elemental furies are coming at him with a
purpose of malice, with a strength beyond control, with an unbridled cruelty that
means to tear out of him his hope and his fear, the pain of his fatigue and his
longing for rest: which means to smash, to destroy, to annihilate all he has seen,
known, loved, enjoyed, or hated; all that is priceless and necessary-- the
sunshine, the memories, the future; which means to sweep the whole precious
world utterly away from his sight by the simple and appalling act of taking his life.
Jim, disabled by a falling spar at the beginning of a week of which his Scottish
captain used to say afterwards, 'Man! it's a pairfect meeracle to me how she lived
through it!' spent many days stretched on his back, dazed, battered, hopeless,
and tormented as if at the bottom of an abyss of unrest. He did not care what the
end would be, and in his lucid moments overvalued his indifference. The danger,
when not seen, has the imperfect vagueness of human thought. The fear grows
shadowy; and Imagination, the enemy of men, the father of all terrors,
unstimulated, sinks to rest in the dullness of exhausted emotion. Jim saw nothing
but the disorder of his tossed cabin. He lay there battened down in the midst of a
small devastation, and felt secretly glad he had not to go on deck. But now and
again an uncontrollable rush of anguish would grip him bodily, make him gasp
and writhe under the blankets, and then the unintelligent brutality of an existence
liable to the agony of such sensations filled him with a despairing desire to
escape at any cost. Then fine weather returned, and he thought no more about It.


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i've heard internet explorer brouser 10 is now and can be downloaded for win 7 . is this a good idea
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I personally feel it is wise to wait before adopting anything new on the chance it could prove to be a turkey. There are others who will disagree.
As far as I know, it is just a "Release Preview" version for Win7, still not a finished product. I would avoid that unless you have a complete back-up that is guaranteed to get you back from the precipice.
I used it in the Windows 8 pre-releases. It worked pretty well. Never had any problems.
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Last Modified: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 12:48 PM
By Kara Carrier / American Press
In a heated and emotional meeting Tuesday night, the Calcasieu Parish School Board budget committee voted to propose closing two schools — Reynaud Middle and Ralph Wilson Elementary. The full board will vote on the plan at its next meeting on Jan. 14.
The recommendation is part of the committee's effort to tackle a $10 million deficit expected for the 2014-15 school year. Board members Clara Duhon, Fred Hardy and Roman Thompson voted against the recommendation.
If the School Board approves the motion, the 155 students at Reynaud would be transferred to Molo Middle; the 199 students at Wilson would go to J.D. Clifton and J.J. Johnson elementary schools.
Karl Bruchhaus, school system CFO, said years of declining enrollment and low school performance were major factors in the recommendation.
"If the full board confirms the actions of the committee, staff will bring forward a detailed plan on how to handle those school consolidations as far as which children will attend each school and what the plan will be for the employees to be placed throughout the system," he said.
Bruchhaus said the school system typically hires about 150 teachers a year, so there should be enough vacant positions for staff and faculty displaced by the closures.
Reynaud now employees about 27 faculty and staff, and Wilson employees about 20. The closures would reportedly save the board $1,496,195 and $836,851.
The committee chose not to recommend closing T.H. Watkins Elementary after many parents, teachers and administrators from the school spoke in favor of keeping it open.
"It's a multi-step process," Bruchhaus said. "As we chip away at it and as long as we're making progress toward the $10 million, we are glad to keep moving forward."
Posted By: Brenda Robinson On: 12/21/2013
Title: Cuts
Cuts are often made at the bottom---hurting the children, why shouldn't the cuts be made at the TOP---Central Office---where the top salaries are. School closures will only bring in pennies on the dollar. Streamline Central Office!!!
Posted By: Doug On: 12/20/2013
Title: Save These Schools!!!
I am sick and tired of racist attitudes shutting down our schools!!! Closing schools in neighborhoods where they are needed the most is the dumbest thing so-called educators/authorities can do. The African-American Community MUST do everything humanly possible to save these schools from the fates suffered by W.O.Boston H.S., Washington H.S., and Sacred Heart H.S.. It was really with the demise of our beloved aforementioned schools that our education community began to spiral downward.
Posted By: Once a Student On: 12/19/2013
Title: Save Ralph Wilson Elementary School
I attended Ralph Wilson when it first open being tranferred there from the histroical Jackson Street/First Ward School.
Come on Parents, Teachers, Administrators and Community. Rally and Keep this school open. What's so special about T.H. Watkins. Go figure.
Posted By: Doug On: 12/18/2013
Title: Dumb!! Dumb!! Dumb!!
Decisions to close schools in areas where they are needed most are just the dumbest that authoritative bodies can make, bar none.